United States Government, Department of the Treasury, Custom House #4, San Francisco, CA (1853-1854) demolished

Structure Type: built works - public buildings

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: constructed 1853-1854, demolished 1905

3 stories

click to open gallery Exterior view of the US Custom House, San Francisco, CA, c. 1865. From Wikimedia Commons, San Francisco Chronicle 05/1940 and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), accessed 08/22/2023
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Washington Street and Battery Street
Belden Place, San Francisco, CA 94111
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In 1863, the US Customs House was located on the northwest corner of Washington and Battery Streets. Washington Street and Battery Street

Overview

In 1863, the US Customs House was in operation at this Washington and Battery address. (See San Francisco City Directory, 1863, p. 357.)

Building Notes

In 1863, the US Light House Department of the Pacific Coast had its offices on the Customs House's third floor, as did the US Inspector of Boilers and the US Inspector of Hulls. (See San Francisco City Directory, 1863, p. 357.)

The US Custom House housed the "Chinese Registration Bureau" in 1883. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1883, p. 308.)

Demolition

San Francisco's United States Custom House #4 was razed to make way for Eames and Young's United States Custom House #5 (1906-1911) built on the same site.

PCAD id: 20508

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