Engine 15 Firehouse, 2150 California Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
Summary
Structure has been referred to stylistically as "Gothic Burlesque."
Significance: Built in 1884 and was representative of the Gothic Revival Spirit that prevailed in San Francisco form the 1850s and reached its peak in the 1880s. This was one of the principle buildings of the picturesque style which survived the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. It was demolished in 1959 and the important ornamental features of the facade were retained for exhibition purposes.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-169
Survey number: HABS CA-1882
Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1959 Demolished
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
O`Connor, P J
Location
San Francisco, California, United States, 37.78969, -122.42992
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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