The following year the park superintendent, Colonel John White, first proposed the removal of the development.

[2][3] In 1962 and 1965 two reports indicated that the hydrology of the area had been affected by development, and that the fire suppression made necessary by the proximity of buildings had created an unfavorable environment for new sequoia growth.

[4] By 1971 the park's master plan called for the reduction of human impact in the Giant Forest.

[7] The visitor accommodations were replaced by Wuksachi Village, located about five miles to the north and well away from the sequoia grove.

All of the following Historic American Buildings Survey documentation is filed under Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA: