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The San Francisco Historical Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and presentation of the history of San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. [1] It is a membership-based organization that holds monthly speaking programs, conducts walking tours of San Francisco and publishes original research.
The Atrium The roof terrace at SFAI's Chestnut Street Campus offered a scenic view over the city.. The San Francisco Art Institute roots go back to 1871 with the formation of the San Francisco Art Association—a small but influential group of artists, writers, and community leaders, most notably, led by Virgil Macey Williams and first president Juan B. Wandesforde, with B.P. Avery, Edward ...
The California Historical Society ( CHS) is the official historical society of California. It was founded in 1871, by a group of prominent Californian intellectuals at Santa Clara University. [ 1][ 2] It was officially designated as the Californian state historical society in 1979. [ 3][ 4][ 5] Its headquarters are in San Francisco, though it ...
October 10, 1975. (#75000179) Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 2905 Hyde Street. 37°48′37″N 122°25′22″W / 37.8103°N 122.4227°W / 37.8103; -122.4227 (ALMA (Scow Schooner)) Fisherman's Wharf. Flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 to haul goods on and around San Francisco Bay and ...
San Francisco Foundation is a San Francisco Bay Area philanthropy organization. It is one of the largest community foundations in the United States. [1] Its mission is to mobilize community leaders, nonprofits, government agencies, and donors to advance racial equity, diversity, and economic inclusion. It focuses on social justice, community ...
Muni: 18, 1, 38. Website. legionofhonor.famsf.org. The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which also administers the de Young Museum.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325, San Francisco, CA 94102. Agency executives. Ralph Remington, Director of Cultural Affairs. Roberto Ordeñana, President. Website. sfartscommission.org. The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is the City agency that champions the arts as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant arts community ...
South Park Settlement (1897) South Park Settlement was an American settlement movement -era settlement established in the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, California on January 2, 1895, by the San Francisco Settlement Association (organized April 14, 1894, and incorporated). It was founded in one of the crowded districts of San Francisco.