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Old St. Hilary's Church. Built in 1888, this Roman Catholic Mission Church sits on a hill above downtown Tiburon. The surrounding land is part of the Tiburon Open Land Preserve. There are several types of flower, including the Tiburon Paintbrush, that grow only on this hill. A number of small paths and trails lead up the surrounding hills to an amazing 360 view of the Bay Area and San Francisco. The Church is open 1PM-4PM Sunday, Wednesday, April-October.
China Cabin. 52 Beach Road, Belvedere. This the social saloon from the S.S.China, a side-wheeled steamer built in 1866 by the William H. Webb shipyard in New York. Commissioned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, the China carried mail and passengers from its home port of San Francisco to Asia. The elegant room was salvaged when the ship became obsolete in 1879 and was burned for scrap metal in Tiburon Cove. The Landmarks Society has restored the interior with 22k gold leaf, walnut woodwork, cut-glass floral window panes, and brass chandeliers. It was designated a National Maritime Monument in 1978. It is open Apr-Oct Sa-Su 1PM-4PM. On Beach Rd about a 5 minute walk along the water past Ark Row.
Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum. 1920 Paradise Drive, Tiburon. In 1884, Peter Donahue completed the extension of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad to Point Tiburon transforming it into a major railroad and ferry terminus and maintenance yard. After the last train ran in 1967, the shoreline and the depot building were deeded to the Town of Tiburon for use as open space and a museum. On the ground floor is a railroad and ferry museum featuring a working scale model of the Point Tiburon yard circa 1900-1910. Upstairs is the restored stationmaster's residence, 1913-1940. The Depot is the only surviving dual use terminal west of the Hudson River and was placed the on the National Register of Historic Places. Open Apr-Oct Sa-Su 1PM-4PM.
Main St. Tiburon's main street is a long block of historical buildings from the late 1800s to the 1920s.
Ark Row. Ark Row is the second block of Main St. Many of the buildings on Ark Row were converted from 1890s-era houseboats.
Waterfront Park. A quarter-mile of waterfront grass and walking/bike paths with amazing views of San Francisco, Angel Island, and boats on the bay.
Angel Island State Park
Landmarks Art & Garden Center, 841 Tiburon Boulevard. Circa 1870, the cottage is the oldest structure on the Tiburon Peninsula. The building is representative of Tiburon's housing during the railroad/farming era, and was home for brick kiln laborers and tenant farmers. Purchased in 1944 by William and Helen Newman, the farmyard was transformed into a terraced garden. Bequeathed to Landmarks 50 years later, the restored cottage, overlooking Richardson Bay, has two galleries for exhibits and receptions. The delightful gardens and paths maintained by master gardeners are based on the Newman’s design with many of the original plantings surviving. The Art & Garden Center is open Apr-Oct Su 1PM-4PM. �
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