California - San Mateo County - Historic Districts
San Mateo County California (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Green Gables--Fleischhacker, Mortimer, Country House, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, De Sabla, Eugene J., Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden, Mills, Robert, Dairy Barn and Point Montara Light Station.

Several famous people are associated with these San Mateo County historic places including Mortimer Fleischhacker Sr., Robert P. Mills, Otis M. Carrington and Francisco Sanchez.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the San Mateo County places including Greene & Greene, Phineas F. Marston, 12th District US Lighthouse Service, G.B. Martini, Charles Mills, Alfred I Coffey, Makota Hagiwara, Arthur Jr. Brown and Henry A. Schulze. Prominent architectural styles found in San Mateo Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Colma Cemeteries (added 1978 - - #78003501)
Various locations , Colma
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Owner:
Private
De Sabla, Eugene J., Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden (added 1992 - - #92000965)
70 De Sabla Ave. , San Mateo
EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hagiwara,Makota
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Asian, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Folger Estate Stable Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000328)
Also known as Jones Ranch
4040 Woodside Rd. , Woodside
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schulze, Henry A., Brown, Arthur Jr.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Golden Gate National Cemetery (added 2016 - - #16000058)
San Bruno, San Bruno
Craig Butz~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-2000 AD
Green Gables--Fleischhacker, Mortimer, Country House (added 1986 - - #86002396)
Also known as Fleishhacker Estate
329 Albin Ave. , Woodside
Joojay, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greene & Greene, Et al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Fleischhacker,Mortimer,Sr.,et al.
Significant Year:
1923, 1928, 1911
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Forest, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Forest, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure
Mills, Robert, Dairy Barn (added 1990 - - #90000120)
Also known as Burleigh H. Murray Ranch
Higgins Purissima Rd. , Half Moon Bay
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Martini,G.B., Mills,Charles
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Mills,Robert P.
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pigeon Point Lighthouse (added 1977 - - #77000337)
S of Pescadero at Pigeon Point off CA 1 , Pescadero
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marston,Phineas F.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Military, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility
Point Montara Light Station (added 1991 - - #91001094)
Jct. of 16th St. and CA 1 , Montara
Mrwrite, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Lighthouse Service,12th District
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings (added 1977 - - #77000339)
Broadway and Main Sts. , Redwood City
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Unknown, Vacant/Not In Use
Sanchez Adobe Park (added 1976 - - #76000525)
Also known as Pruristac,San Pedro y San Pablo
Linda Mar Blvd., 1 mi. E of CA 1 , Pacifica
Jeanjung212, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Sanchez,Francisco
Significant Year:
1846, 1880, 1785
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Hotel, Processing, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Sequoia Union High School (added 1995 - - #95000389)
1201 Brewster Ave. , Redwood City
EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Coffey, Alfred I, et al.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Carrington, Otis M.
Significant Year:
1923
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
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