Presidio
- Originally: Presidio of San Francisco
- Historically: Presidio Military Reservation
- Vicinity: Northern tip of San Francisco Peninsula on US 101 and I-480
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1906 Earthquake Cottages |
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Lincoln Blvd and Funston Ave | Behind the old post hospital at the corner of Lincoln Blvd and Funston Ave | |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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US Rte 101 and CA Rte 1 | Spans the 1 mi (1.6 km) wide Golden Gate strait | |
Fort Point National Historic Site |
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US 101 and I 480 | N tip of San Francisco Peninsula | |
Six-Inch Rifled Gun No 9 |
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Lincoln Blvd | Baker Beach |
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
United States Army | Architect | |||||
1776/00/00 | ||||||
1914/01/13 | John J Pershing | Military | General Pershing takes command of the 8th Infantry Brigade at the Presidio of San Francisco. | |||
1915/08/27 | Helen Warren Pershing | Died | Hot coals spill from the hearth of the Pershing home and onto the highly waxed floor. Frances and her 3 daughters are quickly consumed by the flames. Five year-old Warren survives after being rescued by Pershing's black orderly. | |||
1941/03/17 | The Western Defense Command is established to defend the Pacific Coast... against attacks by land, sea and air - and the local protection of establishments and communications vital to the National Defense for which adequate defense cannot be provided by l | |||||
1942/02/19 | At the Western Defense Command headquarters in the Presidio of San Francisco, Commander Lieutenant General John L DeWitt signs the 108 Civilian Exclusion Orders and directives that would enact Roosevelt's order across the West Coast. | Internment of Americans with Foreign Enemy Ancestry | ||||
1946/10/12 | Joseph Stilwell | Died | Joseph Stilwell dies after surgery for stomach cancer at the Presidio of San Francisco in California. |
Particulars for Presidio: | |
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Historic Use | Air facility |
Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Historic Use | Coast Guard facility |
Cultural Affiliation | Euro-American |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Owner | Federal |
Physiographic feature | Forest |
Structure Type | Fortification |
Cultural Affiliation | Hispanic |
Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Historic Use | Hospital |
Criteria | Information Potential |
Area of Significance | Military |
Historic Use | Military facility |
Architectural Style | Mission-Spanish Revival |
Level of Significance | National |
Historic Use | Natural Feature |
Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
Locale Type | Outdoor Space |
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