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The Thunderbird Lodge is one of the last and best examples of a great residential estate on Lake Tahoe from the period in which prominent San Francisco society built homes on the lake. In addition to the main house, there is a Card House, Caretaker’s Cottage, the Cook/Butler’s House, an elephant garage, the Admiral’s House, the Boathouse with adjoining 600′ tunnel, and Gatehouse.

Construction of the Thunderbird Lodge was begun in 1936 by a man named George Whittell, or as he was more commonly called, the “Captain”. At the time, Whittell owned 40,000 acres and 24 miles of Nevada shoreline at Lake Tahoe and had plans to develop the land into high-class summer properties, a ski run and a $1 million hotel-casino. However, as Whittell grew older, his interest in animals, nature and privacy far outweighed his desire for more money and he held onto the property until his death in 1969.

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