California Historical Landmarks in Contra Costa County
Landmark 312
John Muir Home
4202 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez
1838-1914
Vicente Martínez Adobe and John Muir Home
Click Photo to Read John Muir Plaque
John Muir Home
Ranch home of John Muir, 1838-1914. Explorer, naturalist,
author and foremost advocate of forest protection and of national parks.
The John Muir Trail through the High Sierra, Muir Woods National Monument,
and Muir Glacier in Alaska are named for him.