Near Tiburon in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Medical Officers at Home

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

1. Medical Officers at Home Marker

Inscription. These three houses were built between 1890 and 1893 for U.S. Marine Hospital Service Officers and their families.

The homes and the visitor center building below are the only remaining evidence of a bustling Quarantine Station.

The houses are now state park employee residences.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 37° 51.949′ N, 122° 26.164′ W. Marker is near Tiburon, California, in Marin County. It can be reached from Angel Island. Angel Island is located north of Alcatraz Island and is the largest island in the San Francisco Bay. It is accessed by ferry, private boat, watercraft, or kayak. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belvedere Tiburon CA 94920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Angel Island (within shouting distance of this marker); Isolating Disease (within shouting distance of this marker); Ayala Cove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Angel Island (about 500 feet away); Protecting the Public Health (about 700 feet away); Melting Glaciers + Rising Seas = (approx.

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0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Ayala Cove (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camp Reynolds (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiburon.

More about this marker. The marker is mounted to a metal post near steps leading to the houses.

Regarding Medical Officers at Home. The entire island is a state park, except for Point Blunt on the southeastern tip, which is controlled by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Also see . . . Quarantine Station.

"In 1892, a Quarantine Station was opened at Ayala Cove (then known as Hospital Cove), where ships from foreign ports could be fumigated, and immigrants suspected of carrying diseases could be kept in isolation."

(Submitted on August 15, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

2. Medical Officers at Home Marker

Medical Officers Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

3. Medical Officers Home

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

4. Medical Officers Home

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

5. Medical Officers Home

Bachelor Officers Quarters (now Visitor Center) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

6. Bachelor Officers Quarters (now Visitor Center)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 14, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.