Old Saint Hilary Church
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Old Saint Hilary Church is a historic landmark and former place of worship
on the Tiburon Peninsula
, Marin County, California
, USA. The church is situated on the flank of the Tiburon Hills, which is characterized by serpentine soil
s and hence has a distinct plant community. The area surrounding the church is a Marin County protected area
, the Old St. Hilary's Open Space Preserve.
Place of worship
A place of worship or house of worship is an establishment or her location where a group of people comes to perform acts of religious study, honor, or devotion. The form and function of religious architecture has evolved over thousands of years for both changing beliefs and architectural style...
on the Tiburon Peninsula
Tiburon Peninsula (U.S.)
The Tiburon Peninsula is a landform of the San Francisco Bay Area's Marin County and incorporates the communities of Tiburon and Belvedere, California Much of the land area of the Tiburon Peninsula was part of a Spanish land grant originally given to the early Californian John Reed...
, Marin County, California
Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
, USA. The church is situated on the flank of the Tiburon Hills, which is characterized by serpentine soil
Serpentine soil
A serpentine soil is derived from ultramafic rocks, in particular serpentinite, a rock formed by the hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle....
s and hence has a distinct plant community. The area surrounding the church is a Marin County protected area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
, the Old St. Hilary's Open Space Preserve.