National Register of Historic Places

St. Joseph's Church and Complex

San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Listed
January 15, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002250

About this property

St. Joseph's Church and Complex is a historic church built in 1906, and located at 1401–1415 Howard Street in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 1982; and added to the list of San Francisco Designated Landmarks on October 5, 1980. The Romanesque Revival structure was built in 1906 and designed by architect John J. Foley; it once served as both the Catholic church and a school. Most of the parishioners at the time of founding were Irish, and by 1979, most of the parishioners were Filipino. The building was damaged after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. In 2018, the 22,000-square-foot building was renovated and re-imaged as the Saint Joseph's Arts Society run by the Saint Joseph's Arts Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) subscriber-based arts center led by Ken Fulk. Image: Interior before renovation (1933) from the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection at the San Francisco Public Library

Location

1401--1415 Howard St.
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
37.77350, -122.41427

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was St. Joseph's Church and Complex listed on the National Register?

St. Joseph's Church and Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 1982.

What type of historic resource is St. Joseph's Church and Complex?

St. Joseph's Church and Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Joseph's Church and Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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