Forestiere Underground Gardens U.S. National Register of Historic Places California Historical Landmark Location Fresno, California Coordinates 36°48′26″N 119°52′51″W / 36.80722°N 119.88083°W Architect Baldasare Forestiere NRHP   reference   number "}]]}">No. 77000293 [ 1 ] CHISL   Number "}]]}">No. 916 [ 2 ] Added to NRHP October 28, 1977 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 an unconventional example of vernacular architecture . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Baldassare Forestiere ( Italian pronunciation: [ baldasˈsarre foreˈstjɛːre ] ; July 8, 1879 – November 10, 1946) was born in the hamlet of Filari, near Rometta on the northeastern tip of Sicily .…