Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park
Why it's listed
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park is a district in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, entered in the National Register of Historic Places in January 2001 under reference number 01000287. The name points to the World War II home front, but the only document available here is a National Park Service locator card dated January 1986 in its form version, with a completion date of August 2009. It contains administrative fields such as missing-material checkboxes, removal or demolition status, and notes on where replacement documents were found. It has no description of buildings, boundaries, construction dates, architects, or historical events, and no statement of significance. Because of this, the reasons for the district's listing, its period of significance, and its present condition cannot be summarized from the supplied text. A fuller account would require the main nomination narrative, which is not included in the material provided.
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Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 01000287, listed January 31, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | Shipyards of Richmond, Richmond |
|---|---|
| County | Contra Costa County |
| Listed | January 31, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000287 |
| Resource type | District |
| Coordinates | 37.92914, -122.35937 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 01000287.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4132676
- This listing as JSON
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