AKA: Muir, John, House, Martinez, CA

Structure Type: built works - dwellings - houses

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: [unspecified]

4202 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553-3826

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A two-story, Italianate house with a central cupola, built by a man named Strentzel in 1883, the naturalist John Muir occupied the dwelling from 1890-1914; his estate included the 325-acre Mount Wanda area, and this vantage point allowed Muir to have spectacular views of the Carquinez Straits; Muir's gravesite was added to the estate's acreage in 2000;

The front of the house features two bay windows, a projecting front porch and Italianate detailing; the house possessed 14 rooms when Muir lived here and its three floors occupied 10,010 square feet;

PCAD id: 5801