National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County California (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant and Marsh, John, House, Clayton Vineyards-DeMartini Winery, Hard, Roswell Butler, House and Port Costa School.

Many famous people are associated with these Contra Costa County historic places including John Marsh, Alice Tisdale Hobart, Paul DeMartini, Joel Clayton and Roswell Butler Hard.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Contra Costa County places including Albert Kahn, Thomas Boyd, R.B. Hard, Cumming and Weymouth, William Wilde, Dragovitch & Cavagnaro and Continental Fireproof Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Contra Costa Country are Classical Revival, Gothic Revival and Italian Villa.

Clayton Vineyards-DeMartini Winery (added 1984 - - #84000767)

Also known as Forni Ranch,Clayton Ranch

5919 Clayton Rd. , Clayton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dragovitch & Cavagnaro

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

DeMartini,Paul, Clayton,Joel

Significant Year:

1885

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Industry, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant (added 1988 - - #88000919)

1414--1422 Harbour Way, S. , Richmond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kahn,Albert

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hard, Roswell Butler, House (added 1993 - - #93001020)

815 W. First St. , Antioch

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hard, R.B.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Hard, Roswell Butler

Significant Year:

1869

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Marsh, John, House (added 1971 - - #71000136)

6 mi. W of Byron on Marsh Creek Rd. , Byron

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Boyd,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Italian Villa

Historic Person:

Marsh,John

Significant Year:

1856

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Port Costa School (added 1988 - - #88000563)

Plaza El Hambre , Port Costa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilde,William

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, School

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park

Riverview Union High School Building (added 1998 - - #98001243)

Also known as Riverview Fire Protection District Headquarters

1500 W. 4th St. , Antioch

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Invention

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Rodgers, Patrick, Farm (added 1991 - - #91000305)

Also known as Rodgers Ranch

315 Cortsen Rd. , Pleasant Hill

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Hobart,Alice Tisdale

Area of Significance:

Literature, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use