Built in 1914. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“The Marconi-RCA Bolinas Transmitting Station, on Mesa Road in Bolinas, Marin County, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.”
Wikipedia article Marconi-RCA Bolinas Transmitting Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Marin County · listed in 2018 · category: District · built in 1914.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Marconi-RCA Bolinas Transmitting Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | RANDALL |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | MESA |
| 18 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | TEIXERA |
| 1 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | MILE 14 |
| 3 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | DRIZZLE |
| 26 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Point Reyes National Seashore | MESA |
| 16 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | 4-2 |
| 10 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.6 acres | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | SHORELINE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Marconi-RCA Bolinas Transmitting Station: 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claims | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| McKinnan Gulch | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Randall | Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Union Gulch | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Unnamed Location | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Randall | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Union Gulch | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| McKinnan Gulch | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Pike Gulch | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Pike Gulch | Copper | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bolinas, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 debris flow, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Flood | Bolinas | - | Rocks in lanes on State Highway 1 south of Fairfax Bolinas Road. |
| January 2021 | Debris Flow | Bolinas | - | Rockslide onto roadway at SR-1 near Bolinas. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Bolinas | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Olema Lime Kilns | 5.5 miles | 1976 |
 | Mount Tamalpais Mountain Theater | 6.1 miles | 2015 |
| Olema Valley Dairy Ranches Historic District | 6.2 miles | 2018 | |
 | West Point Inn | 6.9 miles | 2011 |
| Dipsea Trail, The | 7.0 miles | 2010 | |
| The Last Resort Historic District | 7.3 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002108 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marin County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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