Bernardo Fernandez House is owned by Bernardo Fernandez, a Portuguese merchant. This splendid mansion has beautiful rooms and is added to the Contra Costa Inventory of Historic Places & the National Register of Historic Places.
The Eppleton Hall is a tugboat, this steel tug features two engines i.e. two sided lever. Built in the year 1914, the tugboat measures 100.6 in length and 10.8 feet in depth. Ths engines can also operate both paddlewheels each independently. However, this ship is not open to the public.
A former aircraft hangar, the Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts was built in 1938 as a part of the Golden Gate International Exposition. This Art Moderne style building is spread across 48,600 square feet (4515.09 square meters) and is separated into many small galleries. After the exposition's closure, it was used as an equipment repair center for merchant ships. Since 1997, Building 3 as it is known is used as a film set. It was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
The USCGC Fir, also known as Mother Fir, is a retired lighthouse tender. Built in Oakland, California, in 1939, the Hollyhock class multi-mission vessel would patrol the waters of Washington and Oregon. It is currently undergoing restoration and is docked at San Francisco Port. The ship is a National Historic Landmark and is also on the list of National Register of Historic Places.
With the most amazing attraction found at just this one site, the Larkspur Downtown Historic District is a perfect place to visit. Walking trails, self guided tours, a look into the past of the writings and photography and also a perfect recreational spot, this area has it all. One of the most entertaining yet contributing struture of this site is the Lark Theater.
Hercules is a steamboat built in the year 1907. Built as a steam powered tug boat that was used for ocean towing, the boat was 151 feet tall and was steel construction. Hercules was best known for towing, sailing ships, diabled vessels, barges, rafts, etc. The tug often carried it's set of crew along whenever it travelled. Currently the tug is beautifully preserved at the San Fransisco Maritime National Historic Park.