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John Muir National Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site
California Historical Landmark No. 312[2]
John Muir National Historic Site is located in San Francisco Bay Area
John Muir National Historic Site
John Muir National Historic Site is located in California
John Muir National Historic Site
John Muir National Historic Site is located in the United States
John Muir National Historic Site
Location4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, California
Coordinates37°59′29″N 122°08′00″W / 37.991311°N 122.133298°W / 37.991311; -122.133298
Area345 acres (140 ha)
Built1883
ArchitectWolfe & Son; Martinez, Vicente
Architectural styleItalianate-Victorian[3]
Visitation49,376 (2016)[4]
WebsiteJohn Muir National Historic Site
NRHP reference No.66000083[1]
CHISL No.312[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 29, 1962[5]
Designated NHSAugust 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "John Muir Home". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "John Muir House". National Historic Landmark Program. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  6. ^ "Directions". John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2012.

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