St. Joseph's Hospital is a historic building and a former church hospital, located at 355 Buena Vista Avenue East in San Francisco, California.[2] It was built in 1928 by architects Bakewell and Brown in a Spanish Renaissance Revival style.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985.[3]
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| Location | 355 Buena Vista Ave. East, San Francisco, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′3″N 122°26′19″W / 37.76750°N 122.43861°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Bakewell & Brown |
| Architectural style | Spanish Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001016[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
History
editSt. Joseph's Hospital was founded at this location in 1889, and was built by a charitable donation to the Catholic church.[2] The Franciscan Sisters provided medical care and administration and some of the patients were given care on a charity basis.[2]
The hospital was delicensed on September 6, 1979,[3] and was eventually converted to condominium apartments. The exterior of the buildings was preserved in the conversion.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Register #85001016: St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco, California". noehill.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Ron Filion (March 4, 2001). "Re: St Joseph's Hospital". SFGenealogy., itself citing San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 1979, page 30.
- ^ "PCAD - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Saint Joseph's Hospital #2, Buena Vista Park, San Francisco, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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