The Wassama Roundhouse is a California Native American ceremonial roundhouse. It is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Madera County of central California.
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The Wassama Roundhouse is a reconstruction built in 1985 upon the location of four previous such houses. Originally dating prior to the 1860s, the roundhouses served as the focal point of spiritual and ceremonial life for many Native Californians. In 1903, the third roundhouse was built using portions of the center pole from the two earlier houses. It is California Historical Landmark #1001.
The Wassama Roundhouse is located in the Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park, just south of Yosemite National Park near Oakhurst, California.