Park Details

Name:	Eugene O''Neill National Historic Site
Address:	P O Box 280
	1000 Kuss Road
	Danville
	California
	94526
Phone:	925-838-0249
Fax:	925-838-9471
URL:	www.nps.gov/euon

Category

• National park

General Description

Eugene O''Neill National Historic Site is a 14 acre park located in the foothills of Danville, California in the East Bay area of Northern California. The park was legislated as a National Historic Site for literary significance by President Ford in 1976 and was the home of Eugene O''Neill from 1937 through 1944. Eugene O''Neill was a playwrite who was responsible for changing the focus of American Theater in the 1920''s. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936 and won 4 Pulitzer Prizes for his plays in 1920, 1921,1928 and 1956 three years after his death, he died in 1953. The main point of interest at the park is O''Neill''s home named Tao House where he wrote some of his most famous plays and was supposed to be his final harbor. Tours are Wednesday through Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. by reservation only.

Accessibility Features

General Accessibility Features

• Accessible bathrooms
• Accessible viewing areas or outlooks
• Accessible picnic tables/areas

Amenities and Lodging

• Accessible gift shops

Information and Interpretation Features

• Nature centers, visitor centers and/or museums that are accessible for people using mobility devices
• Interior exhibits that provide audio description of the written information
• Audio visuals with captioning
• Audio visuals with audio description of the visuals
• Park brochures readily available in alternate formats (braille, large print, audio, computer disc)