Historic district · Point Molate

Photographs

Period prints and later photographs of the cellars, cottages, rail, and shoreline. Click any image to view it larger. Credits appear under each picture.

From the winery years

Historic postcard of Winehaven wine vaults on the bay, labeled capacity ten million gallons — Wine vaults from the water, about 1915–1920. Capacity advertised as ten million gallons. Edward Mitchell postcard; Bancroft Library.

1908 almanac drawing of the California Wine Association plant framed in grapevines — 1908 almanac plate: “The Mammoth Plant of the California Wine Association.” Public domain.

HABS photograph of Building 1 turret, crenellations, and long brick facade — Building 1 turret and crenellated parapet. Historic American Buildings Survey, 1996. Public domain.

The cellars from the bay

Red-brick Winehaven cellars with corner turrets, seen across calm water — Building 1 from the water, 2020. Photo by Dreamyshade. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Winehaven complex and smokestack from the northwest across the water — From the northwest, 2008. Photo by Sanfranman59. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Winehaven brick buildings above a small cove, with wildflowers in the foreground — Across the cove. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Castle-like brick winery and chimney with forested hill and yellow hillside flowers — Cellars, stack, and hillside. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Long brick bay facade with turrets and crenellations above a rocky shore — Bay façade. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Brick cellars, smokestack, and a row of white cottages on the hill above the bay — Plant and village in one view. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Wide shoreline view of cottages, brick winery, and San Pablo Bay — Shoreline of the historic district. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Cottages and brick cellars along the Point Molate shore — Cottages and cellars. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Warm afternoon light on crenellated brick buildings above the rocky shore — Afternoon light on the vaults. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Grounds, rail, and cottages

Brick workshop labeled BLDG 17 with crenellated parapet and tall smokestack behind — Building 17, workshop, with the powerhouse stack. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Brick winery buildings and smokestack behind a No Public Access fence — The fenced plant. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Brick tower, concrete cellar, and rusted railroad tracks in the foreground — Cellars and remaining rail. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Weathered railroad crossing sign, rusted tracks, and the brick winery beyond — Belt-line remnant. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Corrugated-metal fire station with two garage bays and a Fire Department sign — Fire station (Building 63). Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Corrugated metal Building 123 with U.S. Government Property no trespassing sign — Navy-period Building 123. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Curving row of matching two-story cottages on a hillside behind a security fence — Winery cottages, later Navy housing. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Two-story cottages stepping down a hillside above a fenced road — Cottage row. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Brick turret and crenellations with a long pier extending into the bay — Turret and the later Navy pier. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Brick turret and loading dock with a painted Air Raid Shelter sign — Navy stencil on winery brick. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Covered loading dock, palm trees, railroad tracks, and Fallout Shelter sign — East loading dock, Building 1. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

Red-brick crenellated winery seen from above, with palms and a chain-link fence — Building 1 from the road. Photo by Almonroth, 2012.

About these images

Historic plates are in the public domain or used under the licenses noted. Contemporary photographs by Almonroth (2012) are used under CC BY-SA 3.0. The 2008 northwest view is by Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0. The 2020 water view is by Dreamyshade, CC BY-SA 4.0. HABS photography is a U.S. government work. Files were obtained via Wikimedia Commons.

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