Huntington Park (San Francisco) Explained

Huntington Park
Type:	Municipal
Location:	San Francisco, California
Coords:	37.7922°N -122.4121°W
Created:	1915
Operator:	San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department

Collis P. Huntington Park is a 1.3acres park in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California.^[1]

Location

Huntington Park is at 1050 Taylor Street and is bordered by California, Taylor, Sacramento, and Cushman streets, in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California.^{[2] [3]}

History

The park is on land donated to the city in 1915 by Arabella Huntington, widow of railroad tycoon Collis P. Huntington. Their house had stood on the site until it was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Some of those made homeless by that catastrophe were for a time housed in tents on the site.^[4]

Facilities

The city-block-size park contains landscaped areas, a playground, and two fountains.

At one time, dogs were forbidden, so dog owners would walk them at night.^[5]

See also

• Top of the Mark

Notes and References

1. Web site: Collis P. Huntington Park . . 25 April 2020.
2. Web site: Features List – Collis P. Huntington Park . . 25 April 2020.
3. Web site: Thompson . Laura . Great Explorations: Huntington Park . May 5, 2016 . San Francisco . Hoodline . April 28, 2020.
4. Book: Nolte . Carl . Carl Nolte . San Francisco Chronicle Staff . The San Francisco Century: A city Rises from the Ruins of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire . 2005 . The San Francisco Chronicle Press . 28–29 . 0-9760880-8-8.
5. Book: Caen, Herb . Baghdad By the Bay . 1949 . Garden City, New York . Doubleday & Company, Inc. . 16, 262.