San Francisco - Jackson Square Historical District
Historically speaking Jackson Square is one of the most interesting parts of San Francisco. Contrary to the expectations aroused by its name, it is not actually a square. It consists of Block 400 on Jackson Street and neighboring side streets where a number of 19th century business premises have been preserved. Most have been given a new lease of life as show rooms for interior designers, but there are also several other equally interesting shops.
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Jackson Square was the first part of San Francisco to be designated an area of historic interest (in 1972). Most of the buildings are now protected, among them:
No. 407: the warehouse of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory; built in 1860 and in use until 1894.
Nos. 415-31: the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory; built in 1853 and in use until 1894.
No. 432: incorporating parts of the old Tremont Hotel, built in 1855 and later demolished.
No. 441: erected in 1861 over the buried wreckage of two ships abandoned during the Gold Rush.
No. 470: dating from 1852 this house was successively the Spanish, Chilean and French Consulates. It was also at one time the editorial offices of "La Parola", an Italian-language newspaper.
No. 472: one of the oldest (1850-52) and, in its simplicity, most handsome office buildings of its period in San Francisco; French Consulate from 1865 to 1875.
Nos. 445, 463-73 and 451: the first group date from 1860, the latter from 1866. They were built by Anson Parsons Hotaling, a well-known liquor-dealer of the time.
Most of these buildings survived the 1906 earthquake unscathed; a few suffered slight damage and were repaired.
The former tobacco warehouse around the corner at 722-28 Montgomery Street was converted in 1958 into law offices by the noted defense attorney and damages specialist Melvin Belli.
No. 407: the warehouse of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory; built in 1860 and in use until 1894.
Nos. 415-31: the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory; built in 1853 and in use until 1894.
No. 432: incorporating parts of the old Tremont Hotel, built in 1855 and later demolished.
No. 441: erected in 1861 over the buried wreckage of two ships abandoned during the Gold Rush.
No. 470: dating from 1852 this house was successively the Spanish, Chilean and French Consulates. It was also at one time the editorial offices of "La Parola", an Italian-language newspaper.
No. 472: one of the oldest (1850-52) and, in its simplicity, most handsome office buildings of its period in San Francisco; French Consulate from 1865 to 1875.
Nos. 445, 463-73 and 451: the first group date from 1860, the latter from 1866. They were built by Anson Parsons Hotaling, a well-known liquor-dealer of the time.
Most of these buildings survived the 1906 earthquake unscathed; a few suffered slight damage and were repaired.
The former tobacco warehouse around the corner at 722-28 Montgomery Street was converted in 1958 into law offices by the noted defense attorney and damages specialist Melvin Belli.
