Chambers Lodge, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°04′24″N 120°08′29″W / 39.07333°N 120.14139°W / 39.07333; -120.14139Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyPlacer CountyElevation

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6,237 ft (1,901 m)

Chambers Lodge (also, McKinney)^[2] was a historical lodge and post office in Placer County, California.^[1] Chambers Lodge was located on Lake Tahoe, 1.25 miles (2.0 km) southeast of Homewood,^[2] at an elevation of 6237 feet (1901 m).^[1] It was one of the oldest recreational lodges on Lake Tahoe, first established in 1854.^[3] After a succession of ownership changes, the lodge was ultimately demolished in 1970,^[4] and the site is now occupied by vacation homes.

The McKinney post office opened in 1884, changed the name to Chambers Lodge in 1928, and closed for good in 1959.^[2] The name McKinney honored John McKinney who settled there in 1864.^[2] The name Chambers Lodge honored David H. Chambers who built a lodge at the site in 1928.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambers Lodge, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 464. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "Perini Group purchases Tahoe's Chambers Lodge". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. November 24, 1968. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ "9-story project is set for Tahoe Chambers Lodge land". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. October 7, 1970. Retrieved December 22, 2023.