St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco)

St. Joseph's Hospital
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. ^ a b c d "National Register #85001016: St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco, California". noehill.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b 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.