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On foot · city, California

Architecture Walks in San Ramon, CA

Walking routes through the listed buildings near you, for people who notice cornices, porches and rooflines.

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San Ramon has a population of about 74,513. Researchers working on San Ramon, CA usually start at the courthouse. The listed sites around it are often the fastest way to see what the records describe.

On the record near San Ramon, CA

The 12 nearest

269 listed sites on the record match architecture walks within 30 miles of San Ramon, CA, out of 367 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

  1. St. Raymond's Church5.8 miles from the center of San Ramon · Site · Dublin · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
  2. Tassajara One Room School6.6 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Danville · listed 2014National Register of Historic Places
  3. Dollar, Robert Stanley Sr., House7.6 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Walnut Creek · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
  4. Eden Congregational Church9.3 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Hayward · listed 2007National Register of Historic Places
  5. Green Shutter Hotel9.3 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Hayward · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
  6. Dunsmuir House9.6 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Oakland · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
  7. Heathcote--MacKenzie House9.7 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Pleasanton · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  8. Meek Mansion and Carriage House9.9 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Hayward · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
  9. Shadelands Ranch House10 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Walnut Creek · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  10. Peralta House11 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · San Leandro · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  11. Mills Hall11 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Oakland · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places
  12. McCrea House11 miles from the center of San Ramon · Building · Oakland · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of San Ramon, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Architecture Walks in San Ramon, step by step

  1. 1

    Choose a starting point you can park at or walk to

  2. 2

    Load the loop and check the distance between stops

  3. 3

    Walk it at an easy pace and read each story on arrival

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    Photograph anything that differs from the record

  5. 5

    Log the walk and let the map suggest the next loop

What people in San Ramon, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in San Ramon, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in San Ramon

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In San Ramon, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in San Ramon, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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