Casa Grande
Address: 21350 Almaden Road, New Almaden, CA 95042 View Map This 1855 Federal Revival-style brick building maintains a mining museum that tells the story of the National Historic Landmark New Alameda Quicksilver Mine District. Currently, the grant is being used to restore the exterior of the building, including window and door reconstruction and replacement of the roof, gutters and downspouts. Work is expected to be complete in 2009. learn more

Fallon Building (San Francisco LGBT Center)
Address: 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 View Map Built in 1894, the Queen Anne-style Fallon Building survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and marks the furthest edge of the Great Fire's devastation on Market Street. Funding was used for exterior repainting, repair and illumination of the Fallon Building. The project was completed in November 2008. learn more

Haas Lilienthal House
Address: 2007 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94109 View Map Built in 1886, this impressive Queen Anne-style building is the only intact private home of the period that is regularly open as a museum with authentic furniture and artifacts. Funding was used to provide enhanced accessibility, seismic strengthening and to carry out repairs to the roof and exterior. The project was completed in October 2008. learn more

Japanese YWCA Building
Address: 1830 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 View Map Celebrated architect Julia Morgan designed this homage to Japanese architecture in 1932. The only documented pre-war community building built by and for Japanese-American women, the building was in need of exterior repairs, structural updating, a new roof, as well as new windows and tiles. Rehabilitation of the historic structure was completed in July 2008. learn more

Richmond Municipal Natatorium
Address: 1 East Richmond Avenue, Richmond, CA 94801 View Map Locally known as "The Plunge", this 1925 structure houses one of the largest salt water pools in the world. Due to seismic safety concerns, it closed in 2001. The grant will be used for critical seismic retrofitting. The project is underway and expected to be complete in 2009. learn more

Tomales Town Hall
Address: 27150 Shoreline Highway (Hwy One), Tomales, CA 94971 View Map One of the oldest continuously used public halls in California, this building played a significant and active role in Tomales' past - and is a mainstay of the rural West Marin village today. To ensure its continued role in town history, funds were needed for a partial new foundation and new retaining walls for storm damage control. With the Partners in Preservation grant, the project was completed in November 2008. learn more

Cleveland Cascade Park
Address: Between 2250-2300 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606 View Map In 1923, the Park's main attraction was an elaborate cascading fountain with colored lights. The fountain, filled in and planted with rosemary since the 1950s, was rediscovered by the Oakland community in 2004. Funds are being used to help return this spectacular water feature to its original operating condition. The restoration of the local treasure is well under way and is expected to be complete in March 2009. learn more

Fox Oakland Theater
Address: 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612 View Map Built in 1928, the Fox Oakland Theater is one of America's finest Art Deco movie palaces. Its restoration is vital for downtown Oakland. The Partners in Preservation grant is being used to restore the Art Deco ticket booth at the main entrance of the theater. The project is nearing completion and a grand re-opening of the theater is expected to take place in January 2009. learn more

Pigeon Point Lighthouse Station
Address: 210 Pigeon Point Road, HWY 1, Pascadero, CA 94060 View Map Thought to be the oldest lighthouse remaining on the West Coast and one of the tallest lighthouses in America, Pigeon Point boasts a renowned Fresnel lens comprised of over 1,000 prisms. The Partners in Preservation grant was used to restore the historic windows and doors, damaged by years of storms and exposure to salty sea air. The project was completed in November 2008. learn more

Spreckels Temple of Music (GG Park Bandshell)
Address: Hawagawa Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA View Map Located in Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse and built in 1900, this beloved band shell has two colonnades of impressive ionic colums. Spreckels Temple's exterior stone, roof and rosettes were restored and the waterproofing system was redesigned using the Partners in Preservation grant. The project was completed in September 2008. learn more

Tilden Park Carousel
Address: Tilden East Bay Regional Park View Map Each year 150,000 visitors enjoy this 1911 Herschell-Spillman "Menagerie Edition" carousel, one of two originals still operating. The Partners in Preservation grant was used to restore the hand-carved and painted animals, to replace the wood floor, and to repair the irreplaceable band organs. The project was completed in October 2008. learn more