Landmark information
- Location:
300 ft W of State Hwy 1 (PM 22.1), 4.2 mi S of Olema - Plaque:
No Plaque - Site:
Only Ruins Remain - Date First Visited:
6/5/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/5/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 59.385, W 122 44.984 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
From the state:
Tradition is that the lime kilns were built by Russian stonemasons and worked by Indians during the Russian occupation of Sonoma County, which began in the spring of 1812. The Russians probably used the lime to whitewash their windmills, farm buildings, granaries, storehouses, and cattle yards, to tan hides, and to manufacture brick and tile.