Tower House Historic District

Tower House Historic District
Tower House, California
LocationCa 299, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
California
Coordinates40°39′50″N 122°38′10″W / 40.664°N 122.636°W / 40.664; -122.636
Built1852
NRHP reference No.73000257
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1973

Tower House, California was a mining town in Shasta County. The mining District of Tower House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1973, as #73000257 as the Tower House Historic District. The Tower House Historic District is located just west of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The town started as a California Gold Rush camp. The town is named after Levi Tower, who built the Tower House Hotel and helped establish the town.