John Muir National Historic Site | |
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| Location | 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′29″N 122°08′00″W / 37.991311°N 122.133298°W |
| Area | 345 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Wolfe & Son; Martinez, Vicente |
| Architectural style | Italianate-Victorian[3] |
| Visitation | 49,376 (2016)[4] |
| Website | John Muir National Historic Site |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000083[1] |
| CHISL No. | 312[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[5] |
| Designated NHS | August 31, 1964[3] |
The John Muir National Historic Site is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. It preserves the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where the naturalist and writer John Muir lived, as well as a nearby 325-acre (132 ha) tract of native oak woodlands and grasslands historically owned by the Muir family. The main site is on the edge of town, in the shadow of State Route 4, also known as the "John Muir Parkway."[6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "John Muir Home". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "John Muir House". National Historic Landmark Program. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Directions". John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2012.