National Historic Landmark · National Historic Site · Danville, California

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site

National Historic Site of the United States in Danville, California. Built 1976 by Frederick Leroy Confer. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site

The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the Monterey Colonial hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1.5 mi. W of Danville, Danville vicinity, CA
CountyContra Costa County
ListedOct 12, 1978
Reference number07001198
Built1976
ArchitectFrederick Leroy Confer
Type of placeNational Historic Site
Visitors per year3,654
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings, 1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1.5 mi. W of Danville, Danville, CA
Websitenps.gov/euon/index.htm
Coordinates37.82604, -122.02716 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitEugene O'Neill National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyAquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels Only (Auxiliary Engine Ok) 22 mi · Rob Hill Group Campground 25 mi · Kirby Cove Campground 25 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 07001198. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.