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Overview

This early baseball venue operated in San Francisco, CA's Mission District from 1868 until 1884. It was the city's earliest enclosed baseball field. Recreation Grounds Park #1 occupied a lot bounded by Folsom Street on the west, 25th Street on the north, Harrison Street on the east and 26th Street on the south. The east half of this site later became used as the City of San Francisco's Garfield Park.

Building History

The Recreation Grounds, (aka "Recreation Park"), opened on 11/26/1868 as the first enclosed baseball field utilized by professional players in San Francisco, CA. It was the first of three baseball venues in the city with the name "Recreation" in its title.

The second field, known as "Recreation Park," was erected in 1884 at 8th Street and Market Street and lasted until the Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906. The third "Recreation Park," opened the year after the quake in San Francisco's Mission District at 15th Street and Valencia Street. The third field was known as "Valencia Park" in 1908.

PCAD id: 13867