Larkspur Downtown Historic District, known also as Old Downtown Larkspur, is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

along Magnolia Avenue in downtown Larkspur, Marin County, California. The district covers the "Old Downtown" area, along Magnolia Avenue from the Lark Creek Inn at 234 Magnolia Avenue to the platform on the former railway, now a bicycle path. The avenue has been the commercial center of activity in Larkspur since the town was founded. In 1980, the Larkspur City Council designated it to be a local historic district and rezoned it as an overlay H Zone. The historic district was listed on the

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in 1982. It was asserted that the district is significant because it still has the ambiance of a small California town in the 1900–1930 era. with Larkspur Downtown Historic District 2

;Contributing properties include: *the Larkspur City Hall (map code #9) *the Lark Theater (map code #39) *Blue Rock Hotel *a bank (map code #30) *the Silver Peso/Bob's Tavern (map code #15), *the barber shop (map code #25) *railroad station (map code #40) *railroad buildings (map code #41, 3–6) *concrete railroad platform (map code #42)

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California Larkspur, California History of Marin County, California National Register of Historic Places in Marin County, California Geography of Marin County, California {{MarinCountyCA-NRHP-stub

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