Theodore Green Apothecary Explained

Theodore Green Apothecary
Location:500–502 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Built:1889
Architect:Samuel Newsom
Architecture:Queen Anne
Governing Body:Private
Designation1:San Francisco
Designation1 Number:182
Designation1 Date:7 September 1986[1]

Theodore Green Apothecary, also known as Green's Pharmacy,[2] is a historical building built in 1889, located at 500–502 Divisadero Street in San Francisco, California.[3] [4] It has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1986.[5] As of 2022, the building operates as a privately owned bar.

History

The Theodore Green Apothecary was designed by architect Samuel Newsom, for pharmacist and educator Franklin Theodore Green (1863–1944). The architecture features rounded oriel windows, oval windows, and arched windows, juxtaposed with sharp gables in the roof.[6]

This building is a rare example of an unaltered 19th-century storefront within the city of San Francisco.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks. City of San Francisco. 2022-04-02.
  2. Web site: Franklin Theodore Green, Pharmacy: San Francisco, 1863–1944 . Online Archive of California . UC Libraries, California Digital Library.
  3. Web site: San Francisco Landmark #182: Theodore Green Apothecary . 2022-04-03 . NoeHill.com.
  4. Web site: 2016-03-03 . Poison! Murder! Car Chase! The History Of Divisadero's Green's Pharmacy . 2022-04-03 . hoodline.com . en.
  5. Book: Journal of Proceedings, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco . 1986-08-04 . The San Francisco (Calif.) Board of Supervisors . 880 . en.
  6. Book: Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel . An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area . 2007 . Gibbs Smith . 978-1-58685-432-4 . 69 . en.