Roop's Fort

Roop's Fort

Roop's Fort in 2013
Location N. Weatherlow St., Susanville, California
Coordinates 40°25′8″N 120°39′20″W / 40.41889°N 120.65556°W / 40.41889; -120.65556Coordinates: 40°25′8″N 120°39′20″W / 40.41889°N 120.65556°W / 40.41889; -120.65556
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1854
Architectural style Log Cabin
NRHP Reference # 74000516[2]
CHISL # 76[3]
Added to NRHP May 2, 1974

Roop's Fort, also known as Roop's Trading Post, Fort Defiance, and Roop House, is a historic building in Susanville, California. The building, which was built in 1854 by Isaac Roop, was the first building built by white settlers in Lassen County. The fort was originally a trading post for westbound migrants and was the first post west of Fort Hall in Idaho. The building also served as the capitol of the short-lived Nataqua Territory, a territory created in 1856 to avoid California tax collectors. The territory was incorporated into Roop County, Nevada, named for Isaac Roop, in 1861. California and Nevada entered into a border dispute known as the Roop County War over the Susanville area in 1863, and Roop's Fort served as a fort for the Nevadans during the skirmish. California won the war, and Roop's Fort became part of Lassen County in 1864.[4]

It is a California Historical Landmark (#76), and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Roop's Fort". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Roop's Fort". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  4. ↑ Amesbury, Robert H. (February 12, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Roop's Fort" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2013.


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