| Alvarado Area | |
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| Location | Richmond, California (Richmond View) |
| Coordinates | 37°57′22″N 122°18′47″W / 37.95609°N 122.31294°W |
| Area | 42.5-acre (17.2 ha) |
| Created | 1909[1] |
| Operated by | East Bay Regional Park District |
| Architectural style | Rustic Park |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000313[2][3] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1992 |
Alvarado Area (formerly Grand Canyon Park[4]) is a subsection of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in Richmond, California and is a National Historic Place.[2] It is located at the mouth of Wildcat Canyon in the Alvarado Area section. Between 1909 and 1923, Alvarado Park was a private park that was owned and operated by local residents. In 1923, it was donated to the city of Richmond. Later it was admitted into the East Bay Regional Park District.
- ^ Wildcat Canyon Regional Park brochure, text side, East Bay Regional Park District, retrieved September 4, 2007
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Historic Places in Contra Costa County, retrieved September 4, 2007
- ^ Historic Places Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Richmond Museum of History, retrieved September 4, 2007