Forestiere Underground Gardens

California State Historic Landmark 916

Plaque exists. Site exists. Landmark location.

Plaque Photo:


07/13/96
#916 Forestiere Underground Gardens
Here, beneath the hot, arid surface of the San Joaquin Valley, Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) began in the early 1900s to sculpt a fantastic retreat. Excavating the hardpan by hand, he created a unique complex of underground rooms, passages, and gardens which ramble throughout a ten-acre parcel. His work is being preserved as a living monument to a creative and individualistic spirit unbounded by conventionality.

Site Photo:


07/13/96

Location:

5021 W Shaw Ave, Fresno.

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