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The Seamen's Institute building : 240-242 Steuart Street, San Francisco /
BANC PIC 2010.008--PIC folder 1; BANC PIC 2010.008--PIC folder 2; BANC PIC 2010.008--PIC
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Title:
The Seamen's Institute building: 240-242 Steuart Street, San FranciscoCreator/Contributor:
Kostura, William.Creator/Contributor:
Tateishi, Don.Creator/Contributor:
California, Department of Transportation., History Preservation Committee.Abstract:
Photographs depict interior and exterior views of the Seamen's Institute building. Some views include the nearby San Francisco
waterfront and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Report includes history of the building.
Date:
2001 (issued)Subject:
Fell, JamesStone, Frank
Missions to Seamen.
Seamen's Institute Building (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Waterfronts -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Sailors -- California -- San Francisco -- History
Sailors -- Religious life -- California -- San Francisco
Sailors -- Medical care -- California -- San Francisco
Waterfronts -- California -- San Francisco -- History
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Note:
a history by William Kostura.
Photographs accompanied by report.
"Don Tateishi of Caltrans took the documentary photographs." (p. 1 of report)
"June 2001."
"This report is produced in a Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) format as partial mitigation for the demolition of
the building."
"Seaman's Institute founded in 1893 by Rev. James Fell ; building construction 1906-1907 under Rev. Frank Stone ; architects:
Wright, Rushford, and Cahill ; building demolished 1977."
Report includes: historic documentation report, historic documentation drawings, 21 b&w photographic prints, (8" x 10").
"Seaman's Institute founded in 1893 by Rev. James Fell ; building construction 1906-1907 under Rev. Frank Stone ; architects:
Wright, Rushford, and Cahill ; building demolished 1977." (t.p.) "Significance: The Seamen's Institute building was one of
the last buildings on the San Francisco waterfront that had a history of providing religious services, social events, and
practical support for overseas seamen. ... The Seamen's Institute's first home was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of
1906, a new building, the subject of this report, was built in 1907. ... In 1919 the Institute move to a new location on Clay
Street, near the waterfront. A subsequent occupant of the Seamen's Institute building was Simpson and Fisher, sailmakers.
... This small firm occupied the building from 1919 until 1984"--P. 1.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-47).
Type:
graphicPhysical Description:
2 folders (21 photographic prints and 1 volume) ; 8 x 10 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 2010.008--PIC folder 1
BANC PIC 2010.008--PIC folder 2
BANC PIC 2010.008--PIC