St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco) is located in San Francisco County
St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco)
St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco) is located in California
St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco)
St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco) is located in the United States
St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco)
Location355 Buena Vista Ave. East,
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°46′3″N 122°26′19″W / 37.76750°N 122.43861°W / 37.76750; -122.43861
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectBakewell & Brown
Architectural styleSpanish Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.85001016[1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1985

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]

History

St. 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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register #85001016: St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco, California". noehill.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Ron Filion (March 4, 2001). "Re: St Joseph's Hospital". SFGenealogy., itself citing San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 1979, page 30.
  4. "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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