Old Saint Hilary's Church

Old St. Hilary's Landmark is a former mission church place of worship and now a historic landmark owned and maintained by the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, United States.[2] The landmark is situated on the flank of the Tiburon Hills, an area characterized by serpentine soils and hence has a distinct plant community. The area surrounding the church is a Marin County protected area, the Old Saint Hilary's Open Space Preserve. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[1]

St. Hilary's Mission Church
View from the Old St. Hilary Church overlooking the San Francisco Bay
Old Saint Hilary's Church is located in California
Old Saint Hilary's Church
Location201 Esperanza St.
Tiburon, California
Coordinates37°52′42″N 122°27′22″W / 37.87833°N 122.45611°W / 37.87833; -122.45611
Built1888
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.100004935[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 2020

An endangered wildflower species, Streptanthus niger, commonly called the Tiburon jewelflower, grows near the church.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. February 14, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society. 2012
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Adrian (July 19, 2018). "Endangered Tiburon jewelflower finds home on Ring Mountain". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

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