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Location of San Mateo County in California

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Mateo County, California.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.[1]

There are 63 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Archeological Site SMA-151 February 23, 1978
(#78000771)
Address Restricted
Princeton Also known as U.C. Archaeological Research Facility. Native American historical site from 1749-1500 AD and 1499-1000 AD.[6]
2 Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gate Lodge
Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gate Lodge
Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gate Lodge
August 28, 1986
(#86001951)
555 Ravenswood Ave.
37°27′18″N 122°10′42″W / 37.455°N 122.178333°W / 37.455; -122.178333 (Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gate Lodge)
Menlo Park
3 Bourn-Roth Estate
Bourn-Roth Estate
Bourn-Roth Estate
August 28, 1975
(#75000479)
3.7 mi. northwest of Woodside off Canada Rd.
37°28′13″N 122°18′39″W / 37.470278°N 122.310833°W / 37.470278; -122.310833 (Bourn-Roth Estate)
Woodside Also known as Filoli; built in 1915 by Willis Polk for mining magnate William Bourn, owner of the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, California[7]
4 Nathanial Brittan Party House
Nathanial Brittan Party House
Nathanial Brittan Party House
December 29, 1994
(#94001500)
125 Dale Ave.
37°30′02″N 122°16′15″W / 37.500556°N 122.270833°W / 37.500556; -122.270833 (Nathanial Brittan Party House)
San Carlos
5 Burlingame Railroad Station
Burlingame Railroad Station
Burlingame Railroad Station
April 19, 1978
(#78000769)
Burlingame Ave. and California Dr.
37°34′49″N 122°20′38″W / 37.580278°N 122.343889°W / 37.580278; -122.343889 (Burlingame Railroad Station)
Burlingame
6 The Carolands
The Carolands
The Carolands
October 21, 1975
(#75000478)
565 Remillard Dr.
37°33′20″N 122°22′15″W / 37.555556°N 122.370833°W / 37.555556; -122.370833 (The Carolands)
Hillsborough 1914 home of Harriet Pullman Carolan, daughter of George Pullman, inventor of the Pullman sleeping car; built by Willis Polk
7 Casa de Tableta
Casa de Tableta
Casa de Tableta
August 14, 1973
(#73000447)
3915 Alpine Rd.
37°22′56″N 122°11′34″W / 37.382222°N 122.192778°W / 37.382222; -122.192778 (Casa de Tableta)
Portola Valley Now Alpine Inn, formerly known as Rossotti's Saloon since the 1850s.
8 Church of the Nativity
Church of the Nativity
Church of the Nativity
October 31, 1980
(#80000855)
210 Oak Grove Ave.
37°27′39″N 122°10′46″W / 37.460833°N 122.179444°W / 37.460833; -122.179444 (Church of the Nativity)
Menlo Park
9 Ernest Coxhead House
Ernest Coxhead House
Ernest Coxhead House
April 6, 2000
(#00000322)
37 E. Santa Inez Ave.
37°34′13″N 122°19′54″W / 37.570278°N 122.331667°W / 37.570278; -122.331667 (Ernest Coxhead House)
San Mateo
10 Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden
Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden
Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden
July 30, 1992
(#92000965)
70 De Sabla Rd.
37°33′55″N 122°19′49″W / 37.565278°N 122.330278°W / 37.565278; -122.330278 (Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden)
San Mateo Circa 1907 Japanese farmhouse-style teahouse built for Eugene de Sabla, a co-founder of Pacific Gas and Electric Company[8]
11 Dickerman Barn
Dickerman Barn
Dickerman Barn
January 11, 1982
(#82002259)
Cabrillo Hwy.
37°07′09″N 122°18′21″W / 37.119167°N 122.305833°W / 37.119167; -122.305833 (Dickerman Barn)
Pescadero
12 John Dielmann House October 6, 2015
(#15000681)
1020 Main St.
37°29′01″N 122°13′34″W / 37.4836°N 122.2261°W / 37.4836; -122.2261 (John Dielmann House)
Redwood City
13 First Congregational Church of Pescadero
First Congregational Church of Pescadero
First Congregational Church of Pescadero
October 31, 1980
(#80000856)
San Gregorio St.
37°15′16″N 122°22′56″W / 37.254444°N 122.382222°W / 37.254444; -122.382222 (First Congregational Church of Pescadero)
Pescadero
14 Folger Estate Stable Historic District
Folger Estate Stable Historic District
Folger Estate Stable Historic District
April 16, 2004
(#04000328)
4040 Woodside Rd.
37°24′30″N 122°15′29″W / 37.408333°N 122.258056°W / 37.408333; -122.258056 (Folger Estate Stable Historic District)
Woodside
15 Golden Gate National Cemetery
Golden Gate National Cemetery
Golden Gate National Cemetery
March 8, 2016
(#16000058)
1300 Sneath Ln.
37°38′07″N 122°25′52″W / 37.635278°N 122.431111°W / 37.635278; -122.431111 (Golden Gate National Cemetery)
San Bruno
16 Mortimer Fleishhacker House
Mortimer Fleishhacker House
Mortimer Fleishhacker House
September 26, 1986
(#86002396)
329 Albion Avenue
37°25′59″N 122°16′02″W / 37.433056°N 122.267222°W / 37.433056; -122.267222 (Mortimer Fleishhacker House)
Woodside An English style vacation home designed by Charles Sumner Greene circa.1911, also known as Green Gables.[9]
17 Green Oaks Ranch House November 21, 1976
(#76000526)
13 mi. S of Pescadero on CA 1
37°08′04″N 122°18′38″W / 37.134444°N 122.310556°W / 37.134444; -122.310556 (Green Oaks Ranch House)
Pescadero also known as the Isaac Steele Ranch.
18 Arthur and Mona Hofmann House
Arthur and Mona Hofmann House
Arthur and Mona Hofmann House
August 5, 1991
(#91000926)
1048 La Cuesta Rd.
37°33′03″N 122°20′53″W / 37.550833°N 122.348056°W / 37.550833; -122.348056 (Arthur and Mona Hofmann House)
Hillsborough
19 Holbrook-Palmer Estate
Holbrook-Palmer Estate
Holbrook-Palmer Estate
September 26, 2016
(#16000663)
150 Watkins Ave.
37°27′49″N 122°11′29″W / 37.463654°N 122.191419°W / 37.463654; -122.191419 (Holbrook-Palmer Estate)
Atherton This estate is also known as "Elmwood".
20 Hotel St. Matthew
Hotel St. Matthew
Hotel St. Matthew
January 23, 1998
(#97001663)
215-229 Second Ave.
37°33′58″N 122°19′26″W / 37.566111°N 122.323889°W / 37.566111; -122.323889 (Hotel St. Matthew)
San Mateo
21 Howard-Ralston Eucalyptus Tree Rows
Howard-Ralston Eucalyptus Tree Rows
Howard-Ralston Eucalyptus Tree Rows
March 15, 2012
(#12000127)
El Camino Real, CA 82
37°34′54″N 122°21′43″W / 37.581725°N 122.361996°W / 37.581725; -122.361996 (Howard-Ralston Eucalyptus Tree Rows)
Burlingame
22 Independence Hall
Independence Hall
Independence Hall
August 3, 1978
(#78000772)
2955 Woodside Rd.
37°25′43″N 122°15′37″W / 37.428644°N 122.260325°W / 37.428644; -122.260325 (Independence Hall)
Woodside 1884 building that was located at 129 Albion Ave. when added to the National Register. It is now located adjacent to Woodside Town Hall at 2955 Woodside Rd.[10]
23 James Johnston House
James Johnston House
James Johnston House
May 9, 1973
(#73000446)
Higgins-Purisima Rd.
37°26′59″N 122°25′20″W / 37.449722°N 122.422222°W / 37.449722; -122.422222 (James Johnston House)
Half Moon Bay
24 Kohl Mansion
Kohl Mansion
Kohl Mansion
February 3, 1982
(#82002258)
2750 Adeline Dr.
37°34′57″N 122°22′55″W / 37.5825°N 122.381944°W / 37.5825; -122.381944 (Kohl Mansion)
Burlingame
25 Lathrop House
Lathrop House
Lathrop House
April 11, 1973
(#73000448)
701 Hamilton St.
37°29′16″N 122°13′48″W / 37.4879°N 122.2301°W / 37.4879; -122.2301 (Lathrop House)
Redwood City
26 Martin Building
Martin Building
Martin Building
February 14, 1997
(#97000043)
220 Linden Ave.[11]
37°39′18″N 122°24′32″W / 37.655°N 122.4089°W / 37.655; -122.4089 (Martin Building)
South San Francisco Now known as the Metropolitan Hotel, a residential hotel
27 Arthur C. and Judith Mathews House December 7, 2021
(#100007224)
83 Wisteria Way
37°28′19″N 122°10′29″W / 37.4719°N 122.1746°W / 37.4719; -122.1746 (Arthur C. and Judith Mathews House)
Atherton
28 Menlo Park Railroad Station
Menlo Park Railroad Station
Menlo Park Railroad Station
October 1, 1974
(#74000556)
1100 Merrill St.
37°27′16″N 122°10′51″W / 37.454444°N 122.180833°W / 37.454444; -122.180833 (Menlo Park Railroad Station)
Menlo Park
29 Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay
Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay
Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay
November 10, 1980
(#80000854)
777 Miramontes St.
37°27′46″N 122°25′37″W / 37.462778°N 122.426944°W / 37.462778; -122.426944 (Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay)
Half Moon Bay
30 Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero
Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero
Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero
March 10, 1982
(#82002260)
108 San Gregorio St.
37°15′05″N 122°22′54″W / 37.251389°N 122.381667°W / 37.251389; -122.381667 (Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero)
Pescadero
31 Robert Mills Dairy Barn
Robert Mills Dairy Barn
Robert Mills Dairy Barn
February 15, 1990
(#90000120)
Higgins Purissima Rd.
37°27′20″N 122°23′18″W / 37.455556°N 122.388333°W / 37.455556; -122.388333 (Robert Mills Dairy Barn)
Half Moon Bay
32 National Bank of San Mateo
National Bank of San Mateo
National Bank of San Mateo
April 24, 1997
(#97000331)
164 S. B St.
37°34′00″N 122°19′20″W / 37.566667°N 122.322222°W / 37.566667; -122.322222 (National Bank of San Mateo)
San Mateo
33 New Sequoia Theater Building
New Sequoia Theater Building
New Sequoia Theater Building
May 5, 1994
(#94000431)
2211-2235 Broadway
37°29′11″N 122°13′47″W / 37.486389°N 122.229722°W / 37.486389; -122.229722 (New Sequoia Theater Building)
Redwood City
34 Newhall Estate
Newhall Estate
Newhall Estate
April 13, 2007
(#07000308)
1761 Manor Dr.
37°34′42″N 122°21′39″W / 37.578333°N 122.360833°W / 37.578333; -122.360833 (Newhall Estate)
Hillsborough
35 John Offerman House October 5, 2015
(#15000682)
1018 Main St.
37°29′02″N 122°13′34″W / 37.4838°N 122.2261°W / 37.4838; -122.2261 (John Offerman House)
Redwood City
36 Our Lady of the Wayside
Our Lady of the Wayside
Our Lady of the Wayside
November 22, 1977
(#77000338)
930 Portola Rd.
37°23′02″N 122°13′58″W / 37.383889°N 122.232778°W / 37.383889; -122.232778 (Our Lady of the Wayside)
Portola Valley
37 Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
March 8, 1977
(#77000337)
S of Pescadero at Pigeon Point off CA 1
37°10′54″N 122°23′38″W / 37.181667°N 122.393889°W / 37.181667; -122.393889 (Pigeon Point Lighthouse)
Pescadero
38 Pilarcitos Creek Bridge
Pilarcitos Creek Bridge
Pilarcitos Creek Bridge
April 7, 2014
(#14000110)
Main St. across Pilarcitos Creek
37°27′58″N 122°25′44″W / 37.466045°N 122.428852°W / 37.466045; -122.428852 (Pilarcitos Creek Bridge)
Half Moon Bay
39 Point Montara Light Station
Point Montara Light Station
Point Montara Light Station
September 3, 1991
(#91001094)
Jct. of 16th St. and CA 1
37°32′13″N 122°31′05″W / 37.536944°N 122.518056°W / 37.536944; -122.518056 (Point Montara Light Station)
Montara
40 POLARIS (research vessel) March 24, 2015
(#15000100)
597 Seaport Blvd.
37°30′25″N 122°12′43″W / 37.5069°N 122.2119°W / 37.5069; -122.2119 (POLARIS (research vessel))
Redwood City
41 Portola Valley School
Portola Valley School
Portola Valley School
June 28, 1974
(#74000557)
775 Portola Rd.
37°22′56″N 122°13′40″W / 37.382222°N 122.227778°W / 37.382222; -122.227778 (Portola Valley School)
Portola Valley Later used as town hall.
42 Princeton Hotel
Princeton Hotel
Princeton Hotel
January 31, 1979
(#79000543)
Capistrano Rd. and Prospect Way
37°30′18″N 122°29′08″W / 37.505°N 122.4856°W / 37.505; -122.4856 (Princeton Hotel)
Princeton
43 William C. Ralston House
William C. Ralston House
William C. Ralston House
November 15, 1966
(#66000234)
College of Notre Dame campus
37°31′03″N 122°17′10″W / 37.5175°N 122.2861°W / 37.5175; -122.2861 (William C. Ralston House)
Belmont
44 Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings
Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings
Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings
November 7, 1977
(#77000339)
Broadway and Main Sts.
37°29′12″N 122°13′35″W / 37.4867°N 122.2264°W / 37.4867; -122.2264 (Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings)
Redwood City
45 Redwood City Woman's Club
Redwood City Woman's Club
Redwood City Woman's Club
March 12, 2021
(#100006305)
149 Clinton St.
37°29′11″N 122°14′23″W / 37.4863°N 122.2396°W / 37.4863; -122.2396 (Redwood City Woman's Club)
Redwood City
46 San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
May 23, 1968
(#68000022)
Sweeney Ridge; 4 mi. west of San Bruno via Skyline Dr. and Sneath Lane
37°36′16″N 122°27′27″W / 37.6044°N 122.4575°W / 37.6044; -122.4575 (San Francisco Bay Discovery Site)
San Bruno National Park Service brochure for Sweeney Ridge
47 San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
May 6, 1977
(#77000341)
Old Stage Rd.
37°19′35″N 122°23′09″W / 37.3264°N 122.3858°W / 37.3264; -122.3858 (San Gregorio House)
San Gregorio
48 San Mateo County Courthouse
San Mateo County Courthouse
San Mateo County Courthouse
December 13, 1977
(#77000340)
Broadway
37°29′13″N 122°13′47″W / 37.4869°N 122.2297°W / 37.4869; -122.2297 (San Mateo County Courthouse)
Redwood City
49 Sanchez Adobe Park
Sanchez Adobe Park
Sanchez Adobe Park
April 13, 1976
(#76000525)
Linda Mar Blvd., 1 mi. E of CA 1
37°35′15″N 122°29′33″W / 37.5875°N 122.4925°W / 37.5875; -122.4925 (Sanchez Adobe Park)
Pacifica
50 Sequoia Union High School
Sequoia Union High School
Sequoia Union High School
April 7, 1995
(#95000389)
1201 Brewster Ave.
37°29′04″N 122°14′09″W / 37.4844°N 122.2358°W / 37.4844; -122.2358 (Sequoia Union High School)
Redwood City
51 William Adam Simmons House
William Adam Simmons House
William Adam Simmons House
August 18, 1992
(#92000995)
751 Kelly Ave.
37°27′49″N 122°25′38″W / 37.4636°N 122.4272°W / 37.4636; -122.4272 (William Adam Simmons House)
Half Moon Bay
52 South San Francisco Hillside Sign
South San Francisco Hillside Sign
South San Francisco Hillside Sign
July 11, 1996
(#96000761)
Sign Hill Park, N of Park Way
37°39′49″N 122°25′08″W / 37.6636°N 122.4189°W / 37.6636; -122.4189 (South San Francisco Hillside Sign)
South San Francisco
53 Southern Pacific Depot
Southern Pacific Depot
Southern Pacific Depot
September 1, 1978
(#78000770)
21 E. Millbrae Ave.
37°35′56″N 122°23′05″W / 37.5989°N 122.3847°W / 37.5989; -122.3847 (Southern Pacific Depot)
Millbrae
54 Southern Pacific Depot
Southern Pacific Depot
Southern Pacific Depot
September 20, 1984
(#84001191)
559 El Camino Real
37°30′27″N 122°15′32″W / 37.5075°N 122.2589°W / 37.5075; -122.2589 (Southern Pacific Depot)
San Carlos
55 Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Roundhouse
Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Roundhouse
Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Roundhouse
March 26, 2010
(#10000113)
Junction of Industrial Way and Bayshore Ave.
37°42′04″N 122°24′31″W / 37.7010°N 122.4085°W / 37.7010; -122.4085 (Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Roundhouse)
Brisbane Steam railroad engine roundhouse built between 1907 and 1910
56 Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery
August 25, 1983
(#83001237)
316 Woodside Rd.
37°28′26″N 122°13′23″W / 37.4739°N 122.2231°W / 37.4739; -122.2231 (Union Cemetery)
Redwood City
57 US Post Main Office-San Mateo
US Post Main Office-San Mateo
US Post Main Office-San Mateo
April 18, 1988
(#88000443)
210 S. Ellsworth Ave.
37°34′00″N 122°19′24″W / 37.5667°N 122.3233°W / 37.5667; -122.3233 (US Post Main Office-San Mateo)
San Mateo
58 Amelia Vollers House
Amelia Vollers House
Amelia Vollers House
January 27, 2015
(#14001205)
353 N. Claremont St.
37°34′27″N 122°19′46″W / 37.5741°N 122.3295°W / 37.5741; -122.3295 (Amelia Vollers House)
San Mateo
59 Watkins-Cartan House
Watkins-Cartan House
Watkins-Cartan House
March 30, 1978
(#78000768)
98 Alejandra Ave.
37°27′13″N 122°11′49″W / 37.4536°N 122.1969°W / 37.4536; -122.1969 (Watkins-Cartan House)
Atherton constructed around 1866 for Commodore James Watkins; originally listed as the Commodore James Watkins House; located at 25 Isabella Ave. when listed on the National Register; moved to 98 Alejandra Ave. in 1998[12]
60 William A. Whifler House
William A. Whifler House
William A. Whifler House
March 22, 2016
(#16000096)
1544 Drake Ave.
37°35′14″N 122°22′44″W / 37.5873°N 122.3790°W / 37.5873; -122.3790 (William A. Whifler House)
Burlingame
61 Woodside Store
Woodside Store
Woodside Store
July 18, 1985
(#85001563)
471 Kings Mountain Rd.
37°25′49″N 122°16′34″W / 37.4303°N 122.2761°W / 37.4303; -122.2761 (Woodside Store)
Woodside
62 X-100
X-100
X-100
June 20, 2016
(#16000381)
1586 Lexington Ave.
37°31′30″N 122°21′12″W / 37.5251°N 122.3532°W / 37.5251; -122.3532 (X-100)
San Mateo
63 Yoshiko Yamanouchi House December 26, 2023
(#100009653)
1007 East 5th Avenue
37°34′07″N 122°18′53″W / 37.5685°N 122.3148°W / 37.5685; -122.3148 (Yoshiko Yamanouchi House)
San Mateo

Former listing

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Rock Magnetics Laboratory
Rock Magnetics Laboratory
Rock Magnetics Laboratory
1994
(#94001647)
May 5, 1999 345 Middlefield Rd.
Menlo Park Originally designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994. Demolished in 1997.

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "California (CA), San Mateo County, Archeological Site SMA-151 (added 1978 - - #78000771)". National Register of Historical Places. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. ^ "Filoli History". Woodside, California. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  8. ^ "De Sabla, Eugene J., Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden". National Park Service. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Knoerle, Jane (January 6, 1999). "The Fleishhacker estate in Woodside is featured in "Greene & Greene: Masterworks," a new book on the famous architects from the Arts and Crafts era". The Almanac. Menlo Park, California. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  10. ^ "The History of Woodside". Woodside, California: Town of Woodside. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  11. ^ The address of this listing in the NRIS database is 220 Grand Ave., but it should be 220 Linden Ave. (at Grand Ave.)
  12. ^ Knoerle, Jane (October 21, 1998). "Historic house moves to new Atherton site". The Almanac. Menlo Park, California. Retrieved September 19, 2011.