22 BULLETIN 825, U. S. DEPAETMEjSTT OF AGKICULTURE. 



TAMALPAIS CENTRE BUILDING, KENTFIELD, CALIF. 



At the foot of beautiful Mount Tamalpais, in the town of Kent- 

 field, one of a group of small rural communities in Marin County, 

 the Tamalpais Centre Building was made possible in 1909 through 

 gifts of money from one or two progressive citizens. 



The trustees stated its aim as follows: ''It must be a center of 

 neighborliness wherein all of us, working together, may more fully 

 enjoy the life granted each of us. It is destined to mean opportunity 

 for rest, recreation, and instruction to men, women, and children." 



The particular purposes of the building were stated to be: (1) A 

 meeting place for various clubs; (2) a home for the women's organi- 

 zations; (3) a general meeting place for entertainments, lectures, etc.; 

 (4) a playground for the children; (5) an athletic field for men and 



Fig. 10. — Tamalpais center building, Kentfield, Calif. 



boys; (6) a place for classes in gymnastics and dancing for girls and 

 boys; (7) a place where suppers and banquets might be served. 



The cost of the building and equipment, exclusive of the site, was 

 as follows: 



Building, including light, heat, and water $25, 000 



Furnishings 1, 850 



Playground equipment 1, 000 



Draining and filling in of site 10, 000 



Total 37, 850 



The building and grounds occupy a beautiful site of 29 acres 

 among the wooded foothills of Mount Tamalpais. The grounds 

 have been drained and graded and laid out for various athletic and 

 outdoor activities. There are a half-mile race track, baseball and 

 basket-ball grounds, tennis courts, and a running track. 



The building, of stone and concrete, is of the mission style of archi- 

 tecture, 100 feet square. Around three sides is an arcade 12 feet 



