California Historical Landmarks in Marin County
Listings
Table:
Landmark name	Location	City or town

529	Angel Island	Angel Island State Park 37°52′N 122°26′W / 37.86°N 122.43°W / 37.86 ; -122.43 ( Angel Island )

679	Bird 's Nest Glen	Marin Town and Country Club	Fairfax

924	China Camp	899 North San Pedro Rd . 37°59′57″N 122°29′18″W / 37.999167°N 122.488333°W / 37.999167 ; -122.488333 ( China Camp )	Santa Venetia

207	First sawmill in Marin County	Old Mill Park 37°24′18″N 122°15′19″W / 37.405133°N 122.25535°W / 37.405133 ; -122.25535 ( First sawmill in Marin County )	Mill Valley

974	Golden Gate Bridge	Golden Gate Bridge 37°49′11″N 122°28′43″W / 37.819722°N 122.478611°W / 37.819722 ; -122.478611 ( Golden Gate Bridge )

917	Green Brae Brick Kiln	125 E Sir Francis Drake Blvd	Larkspur

221	Lighter Wharf	Bolinas Lagoon	Bolinas

999	Marin County Civic Center	10 Avenue of the Flags 37°59′59″N 122°31′48″W / 37.999722°N 122.53°W / 37.999722 ; -122.53 ( Marin County Civic Center )	San Rafael

220	Mission San Rafael Arcángel	5th Ave. and A St. 37°58′28″N 122°31′40″W / 37.974333°N 122.52791°W / 37.974333 ; -122.52791 ( Mission San Rafael Arcángel )	San Rafael

222	Olema Lime Kilns	State Hwy 1 37°59′18″N 122°44′46″W / 37.988333°N 122.746111°W / 37.988333 ; -122.746111 ( Olema Lime Kilns )	Olema

922	Outdoor Art Club	1 W Blithedale Ave	Mill Valley

210	Olompali State Historic Park	8901 Redwood Hwy 38°09′09″N 122°34′11″W / 38.1525°N 122.569722°W / 38.1525 ; -122.569722 ( Olompali State Historic Park )	Novato

552	Pioneer Paper Mill	Samuel P. Taylor State Park 37°52′N 122°26′W / 37.86°N 122.43°W / 37.86 ; -122.43 ( Pioneer Paper Mill )	Lagunitas

630	St. Vincent 's School for Boys	1 Saint Vincents Dr	San Rafael

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Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay . Originally the home of a military installation , the island now offers picturesque views of the San Francisco skyline , the Marin County Headlands and Mount Tamalpais . The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park , administered by California State Parks . The island , a California Historical Landmark , has been used for a variety of purposes , including military forts , a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station , and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility . The Angel Island Immigration Station on the northeast corner of the island , where officials detained , inspected , and examined approximately one million immigrants , has been designated a National Historic Landmark .
Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay . Originally the home of a military installation , the island now offers picturesque views of the San Francisco skyline , the Marin County Headlands and Mount Tamalpais . The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park , administered by California State Parks . The island , a California Historical Landmark , has been used for a variety of purposes , including military forts , a US Public Health Service Quarantine Station , and a US Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility . The Angel Island Immigration Station on the northeast corner of the island , where officials detained , inspected , and examined approximately one million immigrants , has been designated a National Historic Landmark .
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County , California , United States . Fairfax is located 3.25 miles ( 5.2 km ) west-northwest of San Rafael , at an elevation of 115 feet ( 35 m ) . The population is 7,441 at the 2010 census .
China Camp State Park is a state park of California , United States , surrounding a historic Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and a salt marsh . The park is located in San Rafael , California , on the shore of San Pablo Bay . It is known for its hiking and mountain biking trails , scenic views , and open spaces . The 1,514-acre ( 613 ha ) park was established in 1976 . A 75-acre ( 30 ha ) district , including the shrimping village and a prehistoric shell midden , were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having state-level significance in archaeology , architecture , commerce , settlement , and social history . China Camp State Park , along with the Rush Ranch Open Space Preserve , is part of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve .
Santa Venetia is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Marin County , California , United States . Santa Venetia is located 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) north of downtown San Rafael , at an elevation of 56 feet ( 17 m ) . The population was 4,292 at the 2010 census .
Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio was a 7,845-acre ( 31.75 km2 ) Mexican land grant in present day Marin County , California given in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to John ( Juan ) Reed . Corte Madera del Presidio means the lumber mill of the Presidio . The grant encompassed what is now southern Corte Madera , Mill Valley , the Tiburon Peninsula , and Strawberry Point . It reached from Point Tiburon to Larkspur Creek , then known as Arroyo Holon .
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County , California , United States , located about 14 miles ( 23 km ) north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and 52 miles from Napa Valley . The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census . Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay , and the eastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais . Beyond the flat coastal area and marshlands , it occupies narrow wooded canyons , mostly of second-growth redwoods , on the southeastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais . The Mill Valley 94941 ZIP Code also includes the following adjacent unincorporated communities : Almonte , Alto , Homestead Valley , Tamalpais Valley , and Strawberry . The Muir Woods National Monument is also located just outside the city limits .
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate , the one-mile-wide ( 1.6 km ) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean . The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco , California - the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula - to Marin County , carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait . The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco , California , and the United States . It was initially designed by engineer Joseph Strauss in 1917 . It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers . The Frommer 's travel guide describes the Golden Gate Bridge as possibly the most beautiful , certainly the most photographed , bridge in the world . At the time of its opening in 1937 , it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world , with a main span of 4,200 feet ( 1,280 m ) and a total height of 746 feet ( 227 m ) .
Larkspur is a city in Marin County , California , United States . Larkspur is located 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) south of San Rafael , at an elevation of 43 feet ( 13 m ) . As of the 2017 Census , the city 's population was 12,396 . Larkspur is located north of San Francisco near Mount Tamalpais . Larkspur 's Police Department is shared with that of the neighboring Corte Madera and town of San Anselmo as the Central Marin Police Authority . Intersecting Larkspur 's downtown is Madrone Canyon , a residential area amidst a redwood grove .
Bolinas Lagoon is a tidal estuary , approximately 1,100 acres ( 4.5 km2 ) in area , located in the West Marin region of Marin County , California , United States , adjacent to the town of Bolinas . It is a part of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and is considered to be among the possible landing spots of Sir Francis Drake on the west coast of North America in 1579 . The lagoon is a back bay of Bolinas Bay on the Pacific coast approximately 15 mi ( 25 km ) northwest of San Francisco . The trough in which the lagoon sits was formed by the San Andreas Fault , which runs directly through it . The lagoon is separated from the main bay by a small spit of land , known as Stinson Beach , and the sand bar that encloses this lagoon is full of beachgoers and surfers on hot days , seeking to escape the heat and the urban Bay Area . State Route 1 , the Shoreline Highway , runs along the eastern edge of the lagoon . Bolinas Lagoon is on the list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands . Portions of the lagoon are included in Marin Countys Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve , and the western shore is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area . The lagoon has a 16.7-square-mile ( 43 km2 ) watershed ; streams and canyons feeding into it include Audubon Canyon , McKinnan Gulch , Morses Gulch , Picher Canyon , Pike County Gulch , Stinson Gulch , Volunteer Canyon , and Wilkins Gulch . Kent Island is located in the lagoon .
Bolinas is an unincorporated coastal community in Marin County , California . The census designated place is located on the California coast , approximately 13 miles ( 21 km ) ( straight line distance ) northwest of San Francisco . The community is known for its reclusive residents . It is only accessible via unmarked roads ; any road sign along State Route 1 that points the way into town has been torn down by local residents , to the point where county officials offered a ballot measure to which the voters responded by stating a preference for no more signs .
The Marin County Civic Center , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , is located in San Rafael , California , United States . Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960 , after Wright 's death and under the watch of Wright 's protégé , Aaron Green ; it was completed in 1962 . The Hall of Justice was begun in 1966 and completed in 1969 . Veterans Memorial Auditorium opened in 1971 , and the Exhibit Hall opened in 1976 . Located away from the former county seat in downtown San Rafael , the expansive complex stretches across two valleys just east of US 101 . Its pink stucco walls , blue roof and scalloped balconies are distinctive . The smaller wing is the county administration building and the larger the Hall of Justice , joined by a round structure on a small hill that houses a county library . A battle between factions of the Marin County Board of Supervisors played out through the selection of the site and the architect , the financing of the project , and its eventual completion . The Marin County Civic Center is a state and National Historic Landmark . The nearby fairgrounds host the Marin Sonoma Concours dElegance each spring ; they host the Marin County Fair each July .
San Rafael ( /ˌsæn rəˈfɛl/ SAN rə-FEL ; Spanish pronunciation : [ san rafaˈel ] ; Spanish for Saint Raphael ) is a city and the county seat of Marin County , California , United States . The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area . As of the 2010 U.S. Census the city 's population is 57,713 .
Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia ( sub-mission ) of Mission San Francisco de Asís . It was a hospital to treat sick Native Americans , making it Alta California 's first sanitarium . The weather was much better than in San Francisco , which helped the ill get better . It was not intended to be a stand-alone mission , but nevertheless grew and prospered and was granted full mission status on October 19 , 1822 .
The Olema Lime Kilns at Point Reyes National Seashore in California were built in 1850 on land leased from Mexican grantee Rafael Garcia by James A. Shorb and William F. Mercer , two San Francisco entrepreneurs . The kilns were reportedly fired only a few times , and have lain abandoned for some 140 years . They were apparently abandoned no later than 1855 after only a few firings , probably due to the poor quality , small limestone deposits and the financial depression of that year . They represent a Gold Rush era effort to establish a lime-producing industry in Marin County , only two years after cession of Alta California to the United States by Mexico . They consist of three long-abandoned , barrel-shaped stone vaults lying in ruins against a hillside on the east side of Olema Creek about five miles south of Olema and about 100 yards west of California State Highway 1 .
Olema is an unincorporated community in Marin County , California . It is located on Olema Creek 2.25 miles ( 3.6 km ) south-southeast of Point Reyes Station , at an elevation of 69 feet ( 21 m ) . Olema is along State Route 1 at its intersection with Sir Francis Drake Boulevard , on the eastern edge of the Point Reyes Peninsula in the western part of Marin County . Olema-loke is Miwok Indian for little coyote . Olema was once thought to be the epicenter of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake due to the huge fault rifts still visible via a nearby hiking path . There are historical references to this in and around the town , including at shops and restaurants . However , more recent evidence suggests that a location near Daly City is more likely the epicenter . Olema was also the title subject of the late-1960s country-rock song , Hippie from Olema , The Youngbloods ' rejoinder to Merle Haggard 's Okie from Muskogee . The Olema post office opened in 1859 , closed in 1860 , and re-opened in 1864 .
Olompali State Historic Park is a 700-acre ( 2.8 km2 ) park in Marin County , California , 3.5 miles ( 5.6 km ) north of Novato , California , overlooking the Petaluma River and San Pablo Bay . In 1977 the State of California purchased Rancho Olompali and made it into a state historic park . The foundations of two early adobe brick houses are preserved in the park . The Burdell two-story frame house , built in the 1870s serves as the ranger station . Associated ranch buildings include barns , a blacksmith shop , a saltbox house and a ranch superintendent 's house .
Novato ( /nəˈvɑːtoʊ/ nə-VAH-toh ) is a city in northern Marin County , in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area , in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 United States Census , its population was 51,904 . Novato is located about 10 miles ( 16 km ) northwest of San Rafael and about 30 miles ( 48 km ) north of San Francisco on U.S. 101 . Novato has been called one of the best places to live in the U.S .
Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County , California . It contains approximately 2,700 acres ( 11 km2 ) of redwood and grassland . The park contains about 600 acres ( 2.4 km2 ) of old-growth forest , some of which can be seen along the Pioneer Tree Trail .
Lagunitas is an unincorporated community in Marin County , California . It is located 10 miles ( 16 km ) southwest of Novato , at an elevation of 217 feet ( 66 m ) . For census purposes , Lagunitas is aggregated with Forest Knolls into the census-designated place Lagunitas-Forest Knolls . The first post office at Lagunitas opened in 1906 . Lagunitas ' ZIP Code is 94938 .