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California Historical Landmarks in San Francisco facts for kids

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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.

  • Note: Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

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Image Landmark name Location Neighborhood/Region Summary
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
Civic Center
California Masonic Lodge No. 1
408 California Masonic Lodge No. 1 728 Montgomery St.
Jackson Square
California Theatre
86 California Theatre 430 Bush St
Financial District
Castillo De San Joaquín
82 Castillo De San Joaquín
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
876 City of Paris building SE corner of Geary and Stockton Sts.
Union Square
Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad
500 Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad Portsmouth Square
Chinatown
Conservatory of Flowers
841 Conservatory of Flowers Golden Gate Park
37°46′19″N 122°27′36″W / 37.772°N 122.46°W / 37.772; -122.46 (Conservatory of Flowers)
Golden Gate Park
El Camino Real
784 El Camino Real
Mission District The same plaque is located in San Diego
192 Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall 750 Kearny St at Merchant
Portsmouth Square
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
Fisherman's Wharf
Farnsworth's Green Street Lab
941 Farnsworth's Green Street Lab NW corner of Sansome and Green Sts.
37°48′01″N 122°24′11″W / 37.800317°N 122.4031°W / 37.800317; -122.4031 (Farnsworth's Green Street Lab)
North Beach
1002 First dynamite factory in the United States
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)
Glen Canyon Park
First Jewish religious services in San Francisco
462 First Jewish religious services in San Francisco 735 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
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
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
Golden Gate Bridge
974 Golden Gate Bridge
37°49′11″N 122°28′43″W / 37.819722°N 122.478611°W / 37.819722; -122.478611 (Golden Gate Bridge)
Presidio
Hudson's Bay Company headquarters
819 Hudson's Bay Company headquarters 505 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
1024 Juana Briones, Pioneer settler of Yerba Buena Washington Square
North Beach
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
760 Laurel Hill Cemetery 3333 California St.
Laurel Heights
Long Wharf
328 Long Wharf Leidesdorff and Commercial Sts.
Financial District
Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank
453 Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank NE corner of Montgomery and Jackson
Jackson Square
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
754 Mark Hopkins Institute of Art California at Mason
Nob Hill
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
459 Mellus and Howard 555 Montgomery
Financial District
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
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
85 Office of the California Star newspaper 743 Washington St
Chinatown
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
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
791 Original site of the Bancroft Library 1538 Valencia St.
Mission District
Original site of St. Mary's College
772 Original site of St. Mary's College Mission and College Sts.
Bernal Heights
1010 Original site of the Third Baptist Church Grant 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
89 Parrott Granite Block California and Montgomery
Financial District
Portsmouth Plaza
119 Portsmouth Plaza Portsmouth Square
Chinatown
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
84 Rincon Hill Rincon and Bryant Sts.
Rincon Hill
San Francisco Mint
875 San Francisco Mint Plaque 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
691 Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King First Unitarian Church of San Francisco
Western Addition
Shoreline markers
83 Shoreline markers Plaque 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 (Shoreline markers)
Financial District
Site of the first California State fair
861 Site of the first California State fair 269 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
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
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
623 Union Square Geary 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)
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
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
454 Woodward's Gardens SW corner of Mission and Duboce Sts.
Mission District
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