Sargeant's Row - San Francisco, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

"Sergeants are the-backbone of the Army and are the crucial link between officers and enlisted soldiers. The two-and-one-half story, red-brick duplexes on the east side of Riley Avenue were designed by the Quartermaster Corps and built in 1909. They were the first time the Presidio provided separate quarters for non-commissioned officers (corporals and sergeants) and their families. Their design is conservative and is similar to nineteenth century working-class housing. worq ap. • The buildings have one-story porches across their facades with square columns with simplified handed Tuscan capitals. The entrances to the two units are at opposite ends of the porch Each unit has a living room and kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. The wood frame porches at the back of the houses were later enclosed for laundry rooms. In 1912, electric lights were added ail-44n 1938 new plumbing fixtures were installed. On the west side of Riley Avenue are three Georgian Revival style duplexes built in 1931 also for non-commission the officers and their families. Built irk, they have durable red the roofs. These quarters have enclosed sun porches, a much more useful amenity in this wstudy place than open porches."

Group that erected the marker: NPS Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 126 Riley Ave San Francisco, CA URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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