Jackson Square Historic District - San Francisco, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Jackson Square Historic District retains its character as one of the oldest commercial neighborhoods in San Francisco. Though in some cases extensively altered during seismic retrofit, the collection of three-story brick buildings found on the narrow streets and alleys offer a bright glimpse into the California Gold Rush that gave San Francisco its start. Buildings on the north side of Jackson between Montgomery and Sansome retain cast iron shutters as protection against fire, but when the city burned, in one case, a warehouse's contents turned out to be more significant in saving the building in the 1906 earthquake and fire:

If, as they say, God spanked the town for being over frisky,
Why did he burn the churches down and spare Hotaling's whiskey?" (visit link)

Street address: Broadway on N, Sansome St. on E, Washington St. on S, and Columbus Ave. San Francisco, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: San Francisco Year listed: 1971 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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