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Includes City Hall, Civic Auditorium, Old Public Library, Earl Warren Building, Old Federal Building, War Memorial Opera House, Veterans Building and the Civic Center Powerhouse 157: San Francisco Fire Department Engine Co. Number 2: San Francisco Fire Department Engine Co. Number 2
The San Francisco Historical Society was founded in 1988 by historian Charles A. Fracchia. [1]In February 2002, the San Francisco Historical Society merged with the Museum of the City of San Francisco to create the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, [2] which the San Francisco municipal government recognized as the official historical museum of San Francisco. [3]
The history of the city of San Francisco, California, and its development as a center of maritime trade, were shaped by its location at the entrance to a large natural harbor. San Francisco is the name of both the city and the county; the two share the same boundaries.
This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
In 1967, the city of San Francisco, California, adopted Article 10 of the Planning Code, providing the city with the authority to designate and protect landmarks from inappropriate alterations. As of June 2024, the city had designated 318 structures or other properties as San Francisco Designated Landmarks. [1]
Main Post of the Presidio of San Francisco, as seen in 2018. The Society is currently headquartered in the Presidio of San Francisco. Pioneer Hall, which houses the museum and research library (open to the public on Fridays, the first Saturday of each month, or otherwise by appointment) is located in the historic Presidio Main Post at 101 Montgomery, Suite 150.
The Montgomery Block, also known as Monkey Block and Halleck's Folly, was a historic building active from 1853 to 1959, and was located in San Francisco, California. It was San Francisco's first fireproof and earthquake resistant building. [2] It came to be known as a Bohemian center, from the late 19th to the middle of the 20th-century. [2]
The statue now stands on Fulton Street between the Main Library and Asian Art Museum, within the city's Civic Center. [7] [12] It is administered by the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Arts Commission. [1] The Smithsonian Institution lists Frank Tomsick as the installation's architect and MBT Associates as its ...