Initially considered as a potential location for the headquarters of the United Nations, the Site was originally developed by the Golden Gate Theological Seminary under a 1953 Use Permit describing a population of 1,000 students together with faculty and staff.

The site was planned as an internally oriented campus or self-contained, in that there were no public roads cutting through the property. The original plan provided residential accommodations for approximately 400 students, faculty, staff and their families.  The majority of the campus users lived in the surrounding community and commuted to the Site.

In 2014, the Golden Gate Theological Seminary decided to relocate its campus to Southern Californian and sold the property to North Coast Land Holdings.