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Forestiere Underground Gardens at 5021 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California LCCN2013634990
Forestiere Underground Gardens at 5021 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California LCCN2013634990

The Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, California are a series of subterranean structures built by Baldassare Forestiere, an immigrant from Sicily, over a period of 40 years from 1906 to his death in 1946. The gardens are operated by members of the Forestiere family through the Forestiere Historical Center, and can be considered a spectacular and unconventional example of vernacular architecture.

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Forestiere Underground Gardens
North Cornelia Avenue, Fresno

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North Cornelia Avenue 4949
93722 Fresno
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Forestiere Underground Gardens at 5021 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California LCCN2013634990
Forestiere Underground Gardens at 5021 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California LCCN2013634990
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