Green Brae Brick Yard - Larkspur, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 37° 56.681 W 122° 30.342
10S E 543430 N 4199792
The fondue restaurant stands where an old brick kiln used to stand.
Waymark Code: WM5C1T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2008
Views: 9
The plaque reads: "The Remillard Brick Company, of which the Green Brae Brick Kiln is the only surviving structure, was by 1900 the largest brickmaking firm on the Pacific Coast. The kiln is one of the few remaining examples of the Hoffman type kiln in the U.S. and is an engineering landmark of statewide significance. The kiln supplied much of the brick required to rebuild San Francisco after the 1906 Earthquake, and the Remillard Brick Company served as a chief supplier of bricks for the entire Pacific coast. It was closed in 1915.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 917
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Intermark Interests Inc., October 21, 1989."
Street address: 125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd Larkspur, CA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Marin
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Periods of significance: 1499-1000
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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