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California Historical Landmarks in San Francisco

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List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks — within City and County of San Francisco, California.

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Image [1] Landmark name Location Neighborhood/Region Summary
Birthplace of the United Nations, War Memorial Complex
Birthplace of the United Nations, War Memorial Complex
964 Birthplace of the United Nations, War Memorial Complex San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
37°46′46″N 122°25′14″W / 37.7795833333333°N 122.420480555556°W / 37.7795833333333; -122.420480555556 (Birthplace of the United Nations, War Memorial Complex)
Civic Center
California Masonic Lodge No. 1
California Masonic Lodge No. 1
408 California Masonic Lodge No. 1 728 Montgomery St.
37°47′45″N 122°24′12″W / 37.795911°N 122.403347°W / 37.795911; -122.403347 (California Masonic Lodge No. 1)
Jackson Square
California Theatre
California Theatre
86 California Theatre 430 Bush St., between Kearny St. and Grant Ave.
37°47′27″N 122°24′17″W / 37.790752°N 122.404668°W / 37.790752; -122.404668 (California Theatre)
Financial District
Castillo de San Joaquín
Castillo de San Joaquín
82 Castillo de San Joaquín SE corner of fort wall, Fort Point (below Golden Gate Bridge)
37°48′38″N 122°28′36″W / 37.810417°N 122.476583°W / 37.810417; -122.476583 (Castillo de San Joaquín)
Presidio
City of Paris building
City of Paris building
876 City of Paris building SE corner of Geary and Stockton sts.
37°47′15″N 122°24′24″W / 37.787542°N 122.406547°W / 37.787542; -122.406547 (City of Paris building)
Union Square
Conservatory of Flowers
Conservatory of Flowers
841 Conservatory of Flowers 100 John F. Kennedy Dr.
37°46′20″N 122°27′36″W / 37.7722894836207°N 122.46010392135669°W / 37.7722894836207; -122.46010392135669 (Conservatory of Flowers)
Golden Gate Park
Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad
Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad
500 Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad Portsmouth Square
37°47′41″N 122°24′18″W / 37.794692°N 122.405097°W / 37.794692; -122.405097 (Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad)
Chinatown
El Camino Real
El Camino Real
784 El Camino Real 310-336 Dolores St.
37°45′51″N 122°25′35″W / 37.764106°N 122.426436°W / 37.764106; -122.426436 (El Camino Real)
Mission District The same plaque is located in San Diego
Entrance of the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay
Entrance of the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay
236 Entrance of the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay Aquatic Park, NW corner of Beach and Larkin sts.
37°48′24″N 122°25′22″W / 37.806742°N 122.422709°W / 37.806742; -122.422709 (Entrance of the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay)
Fisherman's Wharf
Farnsworth's Green Street Lab
Farnsworth's Green Street Lab
941 Farnsworth's Green Street Lab NW corner of Sansome and Green sts.
37°48′01″N 122°24′10″W / 37.80037269550264°N 122.40274303312091°W / 37.80037269550264; -122.40274303312091 (Farnsworth's Green Street Lab)
North Beach

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1002 First dynamite factory in the United States Glen Canyon Park
37°44′20″N 122°26′31″W / 37.739°N 122.442°W / 37.739; -122.442 (First dynamite factory in the United States)
Diamond Heights/Glen Park The location of a subsequent Giant Powder Company factory in Point Pinole is listed as California Historical Landmark number 1002-1.
First Jewish religious services in San Francisco
First Jewish religious services in San Francisco
462 First Jewish religious services in San Francisco 735 Montgomery St., between Washington and Jackson sts.
37°47′46″N 122°24′13″W / 37.796133°N 122.403517°W / 37.796133; -122.403517 (First Jewish religious services in San Francisco)
Jackson Square
First public school in California
First public school in California
587 First public school in California Portsmouth Plaza
37°47′41″N 122°24′20″W / 37.7946°N 122.40545°W / 37.7946; -122.40545 (First public school in California)
Chinatown
First San Francisco Mint building
First San Francisco Mint building
87 First San Francisco Mint building 608-610 Commercial St.
37°47′39″N 122°24′12″W / 37.794217°N 122.403217°W / 37.794217; -122.403217 (First San Francisco Mint building)
Financial District
Fort Gunnybags
Fort Gunnybags
90 Fort Gunnybags S side of Sacramento St. between Davis and Front sts.
37°47′40″N 122°23′54″W / 37.794328°N 122.398417°W / 37.794328; -122.398417 (Fort Gunnybags)
Financial District
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
974 Golden Gate Bridge Toll gate area, S end of bridge
37°48′26″N 122°28′32″W / 37.80718069881731°N 122.47566821409279°W / 37.80718069881731; -122.47566821409279 (Golden Gate Bridge)
Presidio
Hudson's Bay Company headquarters
Hudson's Bay Company headquarters
819 Hudson's Bay Company headquarters 505 Montgomery St.
37°47′39″N 122°24′12″W / 37.794167°N 122.403333°W / 37.794167; -122.403333 (Hudson's Bay Company headquarters)
Financial District
Juana Briones, pioneer settler of Yerba Buena
Juana Briones, pioneer settler of Yerba Buena
1024 Juana Briones, pioneer settler of Yerba Buena Washington Square
37°48′04″N 122°24′34″W / 37.801125°N 122.409522°W / 37.801125; -122.409522 (Juana Briones, pioneer settler of Yerba Buena)
North Beach
Landing place of Captain J. Montgomery
Landing place of Captain J. Montgomery
81 Landing place of Captain J. Montgomery 552 Montgomery St.
37°47′41″N 122°24′19″W / 37.7947°N 122.4053°W / 37.7947; -122.4053 (Landing place of Captain J. Montgomery)
Financial District
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery
760 Laurel Hill Cemetery 3333 California St.
Laurel Heights
Liberty Bell Slot Machine
Liberty Bell Slot Machine
937 Liberty Bell Slot Machine Traffic island on N side of Market St. between Bush and Battery sts.
37°47′28″N 122°23′58″W / 37.79105°N 122.39935°W / 37.79105; -122.39935 (Liberty Bell Slot Machine)
Financial District


Long Wharf
Long Wharf
328 Long Wharf Leidesdorff and Commercial sts.
Financial District
Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank
Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank
453 Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank NE corner of Jackson and Montgomery sts.
Jackson Square
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
754 Mark Hopkins Institute of Art California and Mason sts.
Nob Hill

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459 Mellus and Howard 555 Montgomery St.
Financial District
Montgomery Block
Montgomery Block
80 Montgomery Block 600 Montgomery St.
37°47′42″N 122°24′11″W / 37.795047°N 122.403122°W / 37.795047; -122.403122 (Montgomery Block)
Financial District
Niantic Hotel
Niantic Hotel
88 Niantic Hotel First floor of Two Transamerica Center
37°47′42″N 122°24′08″W / 37.795083°N 122.402222°W / 37.795083; -122.402222 (Niantic Hotel)
Financial District
Office of the California Star newspaper
Office of the California Star newspaper
85 Office of the California Star newspaper 743 Washington St.
Chinatown
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
810 Old Saint Mary's Cathedral 660 California St.
37°47′34″N 122°24′21″W / 37.79265°N 122.40575°W / 37.79265; -122.40575 (Old Saint Mary's Cathedral)
Nob Hill
Original Mission Dolores and Dolores Lagoon
Original Mission Dolores and Dolores Lagoon
327 Original Mission Dolores and Dolores Lagoon Camp and Albion sts.
37°45′51″N 122°25′22″W / 37.764033°N 122.422717°W / 37.764033; -122.422717 (Original Mission Dolores and Dolores Lagoon)
Mission District
Original site of the Bancroft Library
Original site of the Bancroft Library
791 Original site of the Bancroft Library 1538 Valencia St.
Mission District
Original site of St. Mary's College
Original site of St. Mary's College
772 Original site of St. Mary's College Mission and College sts.
Bernal Heights

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1010 Original site of the Third Baptist Church Grant Ave. and Greenwich St.
37°48′09″N 122°24′28″W / 37.802417°N 122.407883°W / 37.802417; -122.407883 (Original site of the Third Baptist Church)
Telegraph Hill

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89 Parrott Granite Block California and Montgomery sts.
Financial District
Portsmouth Plaza
Portsmouth Plaza
119 Portsmouth Plaza Portsmouth Square
Chinatown
Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
79 Presidio of San Francisco Funston Ave. and Lincoln Blvd.
37°47′53″N 122°27′57″W / 37.798056°N 122.465833°W / 37.798056; -122.465833 (Presidio of San Francisco)
Presidio
Rincon Hill
Rincon Hill
84 Rincon Hill Rincon and Bryant sts.
Rincon Hill
San Francisco Mint
San Francisco Mint
875 San Francisco Mint 88 5th St. at Mission St.
37°46′58″N 122°24′21″W / 37.782819°N 122.405847°W / 37.782819; -122.405847 (San Francisco Mint)
South of Market
Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King
Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King
691 Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King First Unitarian Church (San Francisco)
Western Addition
Site of the first California State Fair
Site of the first California State Fair
861 Site of the first California State Fair 269 Bush St.
37°47′27″N 122°24′05″W / 37.790967°N 122.401333°W / 37.790967; -122.401333 (Site of the first California State Fair)
Financial District
Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall
Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall
192 Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall 750 Kearny St. at Merchant St.
37°47′42″N 122°24′17″W / 37.795058545420844°N 122.40480537291828°W / 37.795058545420844; -122.40480537291828 (Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall)
Portsmouth Square
Tablets of San Francisco Bay
Tablets of San Francisco Bay
83 Tablets of San Francisco Bay Plaques in sidewalk, NE and SW corners of Bush and Market sts.
37°47′29″N 122°23′57″W / 37.79125°N 122.399217°W / 37.79125; -122.399217 (Tablets of San Francisco Bay)
Financial District Tablets in downtown San Francisco marking the site of the original shoreline.
Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill
91 Telegraph Hill
37°48′09″N 122°24′21″W / 37.802409°N 122.40587°W / 37.802409; -122.40587 (Telegraph Hill)
Telegraph Hill
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
987 Treasure Island
37°49′N 122°22′W / 37.82°N 122.37°W / 37.82; -122.37 (Treasure Island)
Treasure Island
Union Square
Union Square
623 Union Square Geary and Powell sts.
37°47′17″N 122°24′27″W / 37.788056°N 122.4075°W / 37.788056; -122.4075 (Union Square)
Union Square
Western business headquarters of Russell, Majors and Waddell (Pony Express)
Western business headquarters of Russell, Majors and Waddell (Pony Express)
696 Western business headquarters of Russell, Majors and Waddell (Pony Express) 601 Montgomery St.
37°47′42″N 122°24′12″W / 37.794983°N 122.403333°W / 37.794983; -122.403333 (Western business headquarters of Russell, Majors and Waddell (Pony Express))
Financial District
What Cheer House
What Cheer House
650 What Cheer House SW corner of Sacramento and Leidesdorff sts.
37°47′38″N 122°24′08″W / 37.793783°N 122.402167°W / 37.793783; -122.402167 (What Cheer House)
Financial District
Woodward's Gardens
Woodward's Gardens
454 Woodward's Gardens SW corner of Mission and Duboce sts.
Mission District

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "California Historical Landmarks By County". Ohp.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-03.