Celebrate Heritage Day at the John Marsh Stone House! Pioneer Dr. John Marsh built this stone house in the City of Brentwood in Eastern Contra Costa County. When the house was completed in 1856, it was considered the read more
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Saving Casa de Estudillo, San Diego
Read about the history of Casa de Estudillo a long time project of the NSCDA-CA’s San Diego County Committee, in “Reconstructing a Landmark: How a Popular Book, Cultural Attitudes Transformed San Diego’s La Casa de Estudillo” read more
Visiting Octagon House & Cow Hollow
Traveling to San Francisco? Come check out our Cow Hollow’s neighborhood and its many enticements described by Adriana Jones in The Culture Trip’s, Top Ten Things to Do and See in Cow Hollow. And please visit read more
San Francisco History Days March 5 & 6
This weekend, March 5–6, 2016 the Old Mint becomes a pop-up museum of San Francisco history featuring more than 75 exhibitors. It will be open on Sat 11-5 and Sun 11-4. Tours of the building begin at 12:30 read more
Preserving Sulgrave Manor in the UK
Last Fall, George Washington’s ancestral home at Sulgrave Manor in Oxfordshire, had several farmhouses reroofed using the ancient craft of thatching. Thatched roofs for cottages and farm buildings were the architectural norm in rural read more
From SF Gate: Octagon House Video
Join Michael Callahan as he takes us on a journey back to January 11, 1960 … Thank you SF Gate!
Closed Dec. 13: Due to Heavy Rain/High Winds
Dear Octagon House Visitors and Volunteers, Sunday, December 13’s Open House a the Octagon House Museum is cancelled due to today’s storms. We look forward to seeing you at a future open house. Sincerely, Gail Sollid, read more
Welcoming Military Personnel and their Families
Starting this Memorial Day and through Labor Day, the Octagon House Museum is pleased to participate in Blue Star Museums. What is Blue Star Museums? Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National read more
Book Signing & Talk on Hildreth Meiere: Rediscovered Woman Art Deco Muralist
ARION PRESS & GRABHORN INSTITUTE invite you to a book signing and illustrated talk by Catherine Coleman Brawer Hildreth Meière: Rediscovered Woman Art Deco Muralist Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) is the unsung heroine of the Art read more