Griffith Quarry

	Griffith Quarry
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	California Historical Landmark No. 885
	View of the dig-site at Griffith Quarry
Location	Penryn, California
Coordinates	38°51′4.07″N 121°9′51.98″W / 38.8511306°N 121.1644389°W
Area	22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built	1864
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No style listed
NRHP reference No.	77000322
CHISL No.	885
Added to NRHP	October 20, 1977

Griffith Quarry, a registered California Historical Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was a former granite quarry near Penryn, California.^[2]^[3]

History

The quarry was established by Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, in 1864. The quarry produced high-quality granite used to construct many buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento, including parts of the California State Capitol.^[3] The 23 acres (9.3 ha) that surround the 2-story building, made of granite blocks, are the remains of the quarry and its polishing mill.^[2] This mill was the first successful granite polishing mill in California.^[3]

The office of the quarry is now the Griffith Quarry Museum that contains history about the site as well as other local history. Some of the original furniture of the Griffith Quarry is intact.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Griffith Quarry Museum". Placer County. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Griffith Quarry". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.

External links

Official Griffith Quarry Museum website
Penryn Granite Quarry — walks through Griffith Quarry — a collection of photos of the quarry.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Griffith_Quarry_Museum-2] "Griffith Quarry Museum". Placer County. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

[Placer-3] "Griffith Quarry". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.

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