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

Tomales Town Hall

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 26, 2013

1. Tomales Town Hall Marker

Inscription. Erected and acquired in 1874 by the Tomales Temperance Social Club, this is one of the oldest continuously used public halls in California. Renovated after the 1906 Earthquake, maintained by town hall trustees and local volunteers, it has served as a center for all types of community activities.

Erected 1991 by Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 38° 14.854′ N, 122° 54.277′ W. Marker is in Tomales, California, in Marin County. It is on Maine Street / Shoreline Highway (California Route 1), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27150 Maine Street, Tomales CA 94971, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tomales (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Warren Dutton House - Tomales Community Park (about 700 feet away); Tomales Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christo’s Running Fence (approx. 5 miles away); Stormy's (approx. 5.4 miles away); "Dos Piedras"

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(approx. 6 miles away); Beryl and Leonard Buck Hall (approx. 7.3 miles away); Getting to Marconi (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tomales.

Tomales Town Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 26, 2013

2. Tomales Town Hall

The marker is mounted on the front of the building to the left of the first floor entrance doors.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 26, 2013

3. Tomales Town Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2013, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 628 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2013, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.