Old Saint Hilary's Church

Old St. Hilary's Landmark is a former mission church place of worship and now a historic landmark owned and maintained by the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, United States.[2] The landmark is situated on the flank of the Tiburon Hills, an area characterized by serpentine soils and hence has a distinct plant community. The area surrounding the church is a Marin County protected area, the Old Saint Hilary's Open Space Preserve. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[1]

St. Hilary's Mission Church
View from the Old St. Hilary Church overlooking the San Francisco Bay
Location201 Esperanza St.
Tiburon, California
Coordinates37°52′42″N 122°27′22″W
Built1888
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.100004935[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 2020

An endangered wildflower species, Streptanthus niger, commonly called the Tiburon jewelflower, grows near the church.[3]

Line notes

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. February 14, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society. 2012
  3. Rodriguez, Adrian (July 19, 2018). "Endangered Tiburon jewelflower finds home on Ring Mountain". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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