{"nrhp_refnum":"06000242","name":"St. Raymond's Church","other_names":["Dublin Heritage Center","part of site CA-ALA-521H"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"6600 Donlon Way","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.70137787800007,"lon":-121.93965035299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wooden Greek Revival church with an associated pioneer cemetery at 6600 Donlon Way in Dublin, Alameda County, California. Construction began in 1858, and a Gothic-style bell tower was added in 1880.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant locally under Criterion C as a rare, early wooden Greek Revival church in Alameda County and the only such church in Dublin. It retains high integrity of design, materials and setting. The adjoining cemetery holds the graves of Dublin's founders and early settlers and adds historic context.","narrative":"Built beginning in 1858 by Irish settlers who founded Dublin, this wood-frame church on Donlon Way is a simple Greek Revival building with clapboard walls, a steep gable roof and a symmetrical front. A square three-story bell tower with Gothic-style pointed openings and an octagonal steeple was added in 1880. Inside, the plain white walls contrast with a redwood floor. The church served its congregation until the 1960s, and in 1964 local citizens campaigned to save it after the fire department scheduled it for a training burn. The City of Dublin acquired it in 1993, and it now hosts concerts, lectures and weddings. Behind and beside it lies a Catholic and Protestant pioneer cemetery, with graves of families such as Fallon, Murray, Dougherty and Donlon. The property was listed as a rare early wooden church in Alameda County that has kept its original location, setting and appearance.","period_of_significance":"1858-1880","architect_builder":"Donlon, Tom (builder); Fallon, Jeremiah (builder)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Gothic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a public hall by the City of Dublin for small concerts, lectures, weddings and meetings; the cemetery remains active at about two burials per year.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.789606-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/06000242.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000242/e31edaee7a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000242/e31edaee7a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-Dublin-StRaymonds.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-Dublin-StRaymonds.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858345","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St._Raymond%27s_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2018490"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/st-raymonds-church-06000242/"}