Tenant House and Barn
As the Camden family spent less and less time on the banks of Clear Creek, they realized the need for a caretaker. By 1868, Camden spent winters in Oakland so the girls could go to school. Not only did the buildings need maintenance, but the land needed care as well. By 1913, and perhaps as early as 1909, this tenant farmhouse and barn had been built to accommodate a caretaker who, in exchange for his services, was given the right to work, and profit from the rich agricultural land. Charles Camden died at the age of 95 in 1912, and his daughter Grace Richards continued to live in the Camden House until 1940. The house was then sold to the National Park Service in 1969.
Today, this house has been restored and serves as quarters for a National Park Service ranger to provide protection, much as the caretaker himself did.
