RICHMOND
Alvarado Park - Junction of Marin and Park
avenues
National Register #92000313
Located in the mouth of Wildcat Canyon, Alvarado
Park was originally a private park that was owned
and operated by local residents from 1909-1923. It
was then donated to the City of Richmond and later
admitted into the East Bay Regional Park District.
Atchison Village Defense Housing Project -
Roughly bounded by MacDonald Ave., Ohio St.,
First St., & Garrard Blvd.
National Register #03000473
Built in 1941 by the Richmond Housing Authority
for housing defense workers from the Kaiser
Shipyards, this is Richmond’s first of 20 public
housing projects built before and during WW2. The
village was sold by the government to its residents
in 1957 and is now known as the Atchison Village
Mutual Homes Corporation consisting of 450
apartments.
East Brother Island Light Station - On East
Brother Island west of Point San Pablo
National Register #71000138
First lit in 1874, East Brother is the oldest woodframe
lighthouse on the West Coast that is still fully
operational. Perched atop an island in the strait
that separates San Francisco and San Pablo bays,
it is now a very unique bed & breakfast inn (www.
ebls.org).
Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant - 1414-
1422 Harbour Way, S.
National Register #88000919
At the time the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
was created in 1930 it was the largest of its kind on
the west coast. It contributed to the U.S. war effort
of WW2, and now currently houses the National Park
Service visitor center, some private businesses, and the
Craneway Pavilion.
Ford Plant
New Hotel Carquinez - 410 Harbour Way
National Register #92000466
For decades after it was built in 1926, the New Hotel
Carquinez (later deemed Hotel Don) was the only
conference center in Richmond and thus was the center
of decision making for the City of Richmond.
Point Richmond Historic District - Off CA 17
National Register #79000472
Of the 300+ buildings in the Point Richmond Historic
District built between 1900 and 1920, you’ll find
homes constructed in the most popular architectural
styles in the Bay Area at that time, which includes
Queen Anne, San Francisco stick, neoclassic, eastern
shingle, brown shingle, craftsman, bungalow, and
California bungalow—however, few were constructed
professionally, as carpenters who had learned the trade
would utilize prefabricated elements from the local mill.
Richmond Shipyard Number Three - Point Potrero
National Register #00000364
One of four of the shipyards built by Henry J. Kaiser
during the WW2 effort, Richmond Shipyard Number
Three is the one that still remains. Richmond produced
747 ships during the war, attracting shipbuilders from all
over the country that led to an increase in Richmond’s
population from 23,462 in 1940 to 123,000 by 1944.