The Griffith Quarry Museum was the office of the Penryn Granite Works established in 1864 was Welsh immigrant, Griffith Griffith. The surrounding twenty-three acre park contains ruins of the first polishing mill built in California and some of the quarry holes from which the unique Penryn granite was taken. This site is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the California Landmark Program. The museum contains some of the original office furniture of the Penryn Granite Works and information on the Griffith family, the granite industry, and the history of the Penryn-Loomis Basin area. The park is open seven days a week from dawn to dusk.
Admission is free for both the park and the museum.
When visiting take some time to tour through the community of Penryn. All rights reserved. Photos and text remain the property of their respective owners.