Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Casa Madrona is a hotel at 156 Bulkley Avenue in Sausalito, California, United States. Barrett House, an Italianate style house built in 1885 as the oldest house in Sausalito.”
Wikipedia article Casa Madrona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Marin County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 100 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 188 fires within 5 miles of William G. Barrett House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 404 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 77 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 49 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | DOYLE5 |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | ALTA |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | MEADOW |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | BONITA |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | EAGLE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of William G. Barrett House: 6 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Island Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fort Baker | Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | 1914 | |
| Ft Baker | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Lime Point | Gemstone | Occurrence | 1935 | |
| Tiburon Ridge Flagstone | Stone, Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Point Bonita | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Point Bonita Fort Barry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Tiburon Ridge Flagstone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Marin Co.No.25 | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Sausalito Point | Manganese | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sausalito, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 7 debris flow, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | $10,000 | Landslide destroyed at least one home in Sausalito on Crescent Ave near Sausalito Blvd. |
| December 2019 | Hail | Sausalito | $500 | Heavy accumulation of small hail covered highway 101 resulting in a traffic collision. |
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Sausalito | $10 | CHP reported a large land slide blocking southbound lanes of US Highway 101 near the Waldo Grade. |
| January 2020 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | - | Mud/dirt/rocks reported on US-101 S and Marin City on ramp. Mud and dirt falling from right hand side. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sausalito | - | Mesonet site (PG&E) near Sausalito recorded gusts at 70 mph. |
| January 2019 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | - | Mud slide shutdown SB 101 Waldo Grade. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | - | Mud slide on Us-101 S and Sausalito off ramp, location approx. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | - | SB US-101 at Spencer Ave off ramp slide is covering number 4 lane completely. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | - | Flooding at US-101 N at Rodeo Ave off ramp, 3-4 lanes need emergency road closure. |
| January 2018 | Hail | Sausalito | - | BB sized hail. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Sausalito | - | Mud slide blocking at least one lane US 101S near Robin Williams Tunnel south end. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sausalito Woman's Club | 0.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Griswold House | 0.6 miles | 1985 |
 | Marinship Machine Shop | 0.8 miles | 2016 |
 | Valentine Rey House | 1.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Forts Baker, Barry, and Cronkhite | 1.5 miles | 1973 |
| Marin City Public Housing | 1.8 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80004490 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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