California Historical Landmarks in San Francisco

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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Listings

Image[1]Landmark nameLocation Neighborhood/RegionSummary
Birthplace of the United Nations, War Memorial Complex
964Birthplace of the United Nations, War Memorial ComplexSan 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
408California Masonic Lodge No. 1728 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
86California Theatre430 Bush St, between Kearny and Grant
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
82Castillo De San JoaquínSE corner of Fort Wall, Fort Point, San Francisco (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
876City of Paris buildingSE 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
Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad
500Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill RailroadPortsmouth 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
Conservatory of Flowers
841Conservatory of Flowers100 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
El Camino Real
784El Camino Real310-336 Dolores St
37°45′51″N 122°25′35″W / 37.764106°N 122.426436°W / 37.764106; -122.426436 (El Camino Real)
Mission DistrictThe same plaque is located in San Diego
Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall
192Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall750 Kearny St at Merchant
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
Entrance of the San Carlos into San Francisco Bay
236Entrance of the San Carlos into San Francisco BayAquatic 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
941Farnsworth's Green Street LabNW 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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1002First dynamite factory in the United StatesGlen 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 ParkThe 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
462First Jewish religious services in San Francisco735 Montgomery between Washington and Jackson
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
587First Public School in CaliforniaPortsmouth 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
87First San Francisco Mint building608-610 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
90Fort GunnybagsS side of Sacramento between Davis and Front
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
974Golden Gate BridgeObservation area, N end of bridge
37°49′56″N 122°28′48″W / 37.83227317107361°N 122.47996604320029°W / 37.83227317107361; -122.47996604320029 (Golden Gate Bridge)
Presidio
Hudson's Bay Company headquarters
819Hudson's Bay Company headquarters505 Montgomery
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
1024Juana Briones, Pioneer settler of Yerba BuenaWashington 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
81Landing place of Captain J. Montgomery552 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
760Laurel Hill Cemetery3333 California St.
Laurel Heights
Long Wharf
328Long WharfLeidesdorff and Commercial Sts.
Financial District
Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank
453Lucas, Turner & Co. BankNE corner of Montgomery and Jackson
Jackson Square
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
754Mark Hopkins Institute of ArtCalifornia at Mason
Nob Hill
Liberty Bell Slot Machine
937Liberty Bell Slot MachineTraffic 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

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459Mellus and Howard555 Montgomery
Financial District
Montgomery Block
80Montgomery Block600 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
88Niantic HotelFirst 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
85Office of the California Star newspaper743 Washington St
Chinatown
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
810Old Saint Mary's Cathedral660 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
327Original Mission Dolores and Dolores LagoonCamp 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
791Original site of the Bancroft Library1538 Valencia St.
Mission District
Original site of St. Mary's College
772Original site of St. Mary's CollegeMission and College Sts.
Bernal Heights

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1010Original site of the Third Baptist ChurchGrant Ave and Greenwich
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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89Parrott Granite BlockCalifornia and Montgomery
Financial District
Portsmouth Plaza
119Portsmouth PlazaPortsmouth Square
Chinatown
Presidio of San Francisco
79Presidio of San FranciscoFunston 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
84Rincon HillRincon and Bryant Sts.
Rincon Hill
San Francisco Mint
875San Francisco MintPlaque in sidewalk, NE corner of Bush and Market Sts.
37°46′58″N 122°24′21″W / 37.782819°N 122.405847°W / 37.782819; -122.405847 (San Francisco Mint)
Lower Nob Hill
Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King
691Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr KingFirst Unitarian Church (San Francisco)
Western Addition
Tablet of San Francisco Bay
83Tablet of San Francisco BayPlaque in sidewalk, NE corner of Bush and Market Sts.
37°47′29″N 122°23′57″W / 37.79125°N 122.399217°W / 37.79125; -122.399217 (Tablet of San Francisco Bay)
Financial DistrictTablet in downtown San Francisco marking the site of the original shoreline.
Site of the first California State fair
861Site of the first California State fair269 Bush
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
Telegraph Hill
91Telegraph 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
987Treasure Island
37°49′N 122°22′W / 37.82°N 122.37°W / 37.82; -122.37 (Treasure Island)
Treasure Island
Union Square
623Union SquareGeary and Powell
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)
696Western 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
650What Cheer HouseSW 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
454Woodward's GardensSW corner of Mission and Duboce Sts.
Mission District

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