St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco) Explained

St. Joseph's Hospital
Coordinates:37.7675°N -122.4386°W
Architect:Bakewell & Brown
Architecture:Spanish Renaissance Revival
Added:May 9, 1985
Refnum:85001016

St. Joseph's Hospital is a historic building and a former church hospital, located at 355 Buena Vista Avenue East in San Francisco, California.[1] It was built in 1928 by architects Bakewell and Brown in a Spanish Renaissance Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985.

History

St. Joseph's Hospital was founded at this location in 1889, and was built by a charitable donation to the Catholic church. The Franciscan Sisters provided medical care and administration and some of the patients were given care on a charity basis.

The hospital was delicensed on September 6, 1979,[2] and was eventually converted to condominium apartments. The exterior of the buildings was preserved in the conversion.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register #85001016: St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco, California. 2021-12-19. noehill.com.
  2. Web site: Re: St Joseph's Hospital . Ron Filion . March 4, 2001 . SFGenealogy ., itself citing San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 1979, page 30.
  3. Web site: PCAD - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Saint Joseph's Hospital #2, Buena Vista Park, San Francisco, CA. 2023-08-17. pcad.lib.washington.edu.