{"nrhp_refnum":"11000934","name":"West Point Inn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Old RR grade, Mt. Tamalpais","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mill Valley","county":"Marin County","state":"CA","lat":37.91887753200007,"lon":-122.594759007,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-shingled, two-story mountain lodge with cabins and outbuildings on about one acre on the southern slope of Mount Tamalpais, near Mill Valley, Marin County, California. The original inn was built in 1904 by the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway Company.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the inn as a rare surviving example of a San Francisco Bay Area rustic mountain lodge from the era of train travel and popular hiking. It served hikers, railroad passengers and outdoor clubs as a trail hub, and it retains its original layout, setting and many original features.","narrative":"Perched on an exposed ridge at 1,800 feet on the southern slope of Mount Tamalpais, this shingled lodge was built in 1904 by the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway Company to serve hikers and rail passengers. The grounds cover about one acre and include the two-story inn, a 1920 dining room addition, a former chicken shed, five cabins, a stone stairway and trails, all reached from the old railroad grade. The 1918 Honeymoon Cabin was built by Dr. Washington Dodge, a Titanic survivor. The inn drew working-class visitors and became a hub for hiking clubs, hunting parties and audiences of the Mountain Play, founded in 1913. Its porch was enlarged in 1916. It is considered a rare surviving rustic mountain lodge from the age of train-based outdoor recreation. The setting, original layout and most historic details remain intact, apart from a 1982 innkeeper's addition and a 1998 accessibility ramp, which are noncontributing. The water district owns the buildings and a non-profit association runs the inn.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway Company (inn, 1904); Dr. Washington Dodge (Honeymoon Cabin, 1918)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Shingle Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with excellent historical integrity; it has served day and overnight visitors almost without interruption since 1904 and is operated by a non-profit association.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.673909-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11000934.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000934/140db75d9f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000934/140db75d9f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Point_Inn,_Mt._Tamalpais_State_Park,_Mill_Valley,_CA_5-11-2013_4-58-49_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Point_Inn,_Mt._Tamalpais_State_Park,_Mill_Valley,_CA_5-11-2013_4-58-49_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859722","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133295451"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/marin-county/west-point-inn-11000934/"}