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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM112H_warren-dutton-house-tomales-community-park_Tomales-CA.html
Warren Dutton, (1823-1903) co-founder of Tomales, came here from the gold fields in 1852, staked a claim to what is now known as Upper Town, and became partners with John Keys. Within a few years the relationship deteriorated, but the bitter rival…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM111R_tomales_Marshall-CA.html
Once the land of the Miwok, Tomales was founded in 1850 by John Keys who shipped potatoes to San Francisco and Warren Dutton who opened the Post Office in 1854. Shipping ended with the siltation of the estuary. From 1875 to 1930 the narrow gauge r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLV2_marin-county-civic-center_San-Rafael-CA.html
The Civic Center Complex was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) near the end of his long career. The Administration Building was completed in 1962 and the Hall of Justice in 1970. They are the only government buildings designed by the dist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8KL_burdell-frame-house_Novato-CA.html
This two-story, clapboard structure, known as the Burdell Frame House, was built in 1874 for Mary Burdell's cousin, Mary Joynsen. Originally a rectangle building, it has been modified with a projecting, two story addition on the end facing the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7V5_burdell-mansion_Novato-CA.html
A major significant change occurred in 1911 when James Burdell (Galen and Mary's son) hired a contractor for the then princely sun of $15,000 to expand and convert the wood frame building into a 26-room mansion. Interior fireplaces and a second st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7UY_galen-and-mary-burdell_Novato-CA.html
In 1852, Camilo Ynitia sold most of the Olompali land grant for $5,200 to James Black, Marin County's Assessor. Eleven years later, Black gave the property to his daughter, Mary, when she married prominent San Francisco dentist Galem Burdell. By 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7TB_camilo-ynitias-adobe_Novato-CA.html
A shingled shed now protects the ruins of Camilo Ynitia's adobe home from further weather damage. Dating from the late 1830's this structure represents a period when the Wiwok were abandoning their traditional dwellings in favor of more sheltered …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5MZ_point-reyes-light-station_Inverness-CA.html
Point Reyes Light Station, built 1870, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
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