Clair Tappaan Lodge

Clair Tappaan Lodge was hand-built in 1934 by Sierra Club volunteers as a retreat for hikers, skiers, and mountain climbers. Designed by Berkeley architect and Sierra Club member Walter Radcliff, the rustic post-and-beam building was constructed with large vertical logs and a rough-sawn beam roof structure made from timber felled on the site. Volunteers expanded the building several times and still maintain it. The lodge was named for Sierra Club President and Superior Court Judge Clair Tappaan. Ned Robinson, who was seven years old when the lodge was built, helped by standing on the running board of an old Ford truck and relaying requests for the vehicle to move so beams could be raised.

California · United States