Burlingame in San Mateo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Burlingame Railroad Station

State Historic Landmark 846 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Leticia A. Kohnen

1. State Historic Landmark 846

Inscription. This first permanent building in the Mission Revival style of architecture was designed by George H. Howard and J. B. Mathison and financed by local residents and the Southern Pacific Railroad. It opened for service on October 10, 1894. The roof used 18th-century tiles from the Mission San Antonio de Padua at Jolon and the Mission Dolores Asistencia at San Mateo.

Erected 1971 by State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the San Mateo County Historical Association, Society of California Pioneers. (Marker Number 846.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1918.

Location. 37° 34.791′ N, 122° 20.715′ W. Marker is in Burlingame, California, in San Mateo County. It is at the intersection of California Drive and Burlingame Ave. on California Drive. Marker is located in the brick planter box, beneath the flagpole at front of the Railroad Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 290 California Dr, Burlingame CA 94010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burlingame Train Station (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Anza Expedition Camp (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Amelia Voller House (approx. one mile away); Pacific City (approx. 1.2 miles away); Higurashi-en (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mission Hospice (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Business Structure (approx. 1½ miles away); Morse’s Corners (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlingame.

Burlingame Railroad Station and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Leticia A. Kohnen, September 5, 2007

2. Burlingame Railroad Station and Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., November 19, 2008

3. Burlingame Railroad Station and Marker

Burlingame Railroad Station, ca 1894. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., November 19, 2008

4. Burlingame Railroad Station, ca 1894.

This photo was on a banner hung on the outside of the station. The banner announces that inside the station is the Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum. (Open Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 PM).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2007, by Mathew H. Kohnen of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 2,764 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on August 7, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2007, by Mathew H. Kohnen of San Jose, California. 3, 4. submitted on December 3, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.