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Contra Costa County
 
An Oak Tree on Mount Diablo
An Oak Tree on Mount Diablo
22 January 2008
 
The Spanish name Contra Costa derives from the Mexican tradition of calling this territory the coast opposite San Francisco. On February 18, 1850, when Contra Costa County was designated as one of the twenty-seven original California counties, it included all of the land in today's Alameda County. Alameda County was carved out of Contra Costa County in 1853 ending up with most of the coast opposite San Francisco including Oakland and Berkeley.
 
How to locate an historic site in Contra Costa County:
 
Historic Sites in Contra Costa County, California
Sequenced By Name
Name Year Address City Authority Number
Alvarado Adobe1842San Pablo Avenue and Church LaneSan PabloCalifornia512
Alvarado ParkMcBryde and Park AvenuesRichmondNational1992000313
Atchison Village Defense Housing ProjectBounded by MacDonald Avenue, Ohio Street, First Street, and Garrard BoulevardRichmondNational2003000473
Bank of Pinole19152361 San Pablo AvenuePinoleNational1996001175
Castro Home9800 San Pablo AvenueEl CerritoCalifornia356
Contra Costa County Court House725 Court StreetMartinezNational1991001385
Contra Costa County Finance Building625 Court StreetMartinezNational1989002113
Danville Hotel1891411 Hartz AvenueDanvilleLocal1
Danville Southern Pacific Railroad Depot1891Railroad and Prospect AvenuesDanvilleNational1994000860
De Martini Winery18855919 Clayton RoadClaytonNational1984000767
East Brother Light Station1874East Brother IslandRichmondCalifornia951
East Brother Light Station1874East Brother IslandRichmondNational1971000138
Eugene O'Neill National Historic SiteAddress RestrictedDanvilleNational1971000137
Fages Trail1772856 Danville BoulevardDanvilleCalifornia853
Fernandez House1894100 Tennent AvenuePinoleNational1973000399
Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant1414-1422 South Harbour WayRichmondNational1988000919
Forest Home Farms19953 San Ramon Valley BoulevardSan RamonNational2002000677
Galindo House18561721 Amador AvenueConcordNational1988000553
Giant Powder Company Site1892Giant HighwayPoint Pinole Regional ParkCalifornia1002
Hendrick House218 Center AvenuePachecoNational1983001176
Hercules VillageKings Avenue, Railroad Avenue, Santa Fe Avenue, Hercules Avenue, Talley Way, Bay Street, Pinole StreetHerculesNational1980000799
Hershell-Spillman Merry-Go-RoundCentral Park DriveTilden Regional ParkNational1976000480
Marsh HouseMarsh Creek Road North of Marsh Creek ReservoirBrentwoodNational1971000136
Marsh Murder Site18564575 Pacheco BoulevardMartinezCalifornia722
Martínez Adobe18494202 Alhambra AvenueMartinezCalifornia511
Moraga Adobe184124 Adobe LaneOrindaCalifornia509
Moraga Adobe184124 Adobe LaneOrindaNational1972000223
Mount Diablo1772Mount Diablo State ParkMount DiabloCalifornia905
Mount Diablo Coal Field1860Somersville RoadBlack Diamond Mines Regional ParkCalifornia932
Mount Diablo Coal Field (Black Diamond Mines)1860Somersville RoadBlack Diamond Mines Regional ParkNational1991001425
Muir National Historic Site4202 Alhambra AvenueMartinezCalifornia312
Muir National Historic Site4202 Alhambra AvenueMartinezNational1966000083
New Hotel Carquinez410 Harbor WayRichmondNational1992000466
Old Borges Ranch1035 Castle Rock RoadWalnut CreekNational1981000147
Old Homestead1867993 Loring AvenueCrockettCalifornia731
Orinda Theatre194110-20 Moraga WayOrindaNational1982004979
Pacheco (Don Fernando) Adobe1843Grant Street and Solano WayConcordCalifornia455
Pacheco (Don Fernando) Adobe18433119 Grant StreetConcordNational1980000798
Pacheco (Don Salvio) Adobe18351870 Adobe StreetConcordCalifornia515
Point Richmond Historic DistrictState Highway 17RichmondNational1979000472
Port Costa SchoolPlaza El HambrePort CostaNational1988000563
Red Oak Victory Ship1337 Canal BoulevardRichmondNational2000001674
Richmond Shipyard Number Three1941Point PotreroRichmondNational2000000364
Richmond Shipyards District 19411040 Canal BoulevardRichmondCalifornia1032
Riverview Union High School Building1500 West 4th StreetAntiochNational1998001243
Rodgers Farm1868315 Cortsen RoadPleasant HillNational1991000305
Rosie the Riveter ParkRichmond ShipyardsRichmondNational2001000287
Roswell Butler Hard House815 West First StreetAntiochNational1993001020
Shadelands Ranch House19032660 Ygnacio Valley RoadWalnut CreekNational1985001915
Shannon-Williamson RanchWilliamson Ranch DriveAntiochNational1987000003
Tucker House110 Escobar StreetMartinezNational1999001563
WinehavenWestern DriveRichmondNational1978000658
 
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