AKA: California Hall, Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA; Academy of Art University, School of Fashion Building, Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA

Structure Type: built works - public buildings - assembly halls

Designers: Meyer, Frederick Herman, Architect (firm); Frederick Herman Meyer (architect)

Dates: constructed 1912

5 stories

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625 Polk Street
Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA 94102

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Das Deutsches Haus was built on the northwest corner of Polk and Turk Streets.

Building History

On 03/12/1908, the building company for the German House Association was selling $500,000 worth of capital stock at $1.00 per share. Its board of directors included: John Hermann, president of San Francisco; John Pope, vice-president of San Francisco; Carl W. Mueller, secretary of San Francisco; Captain L. Siebe, treasurer of Oakland; Charles Arp, director of San Francisco; Adolf Becker, director of San Francisco; Charles F. Leege, director of San Francisco; William G. Loewe, director of San Francisco; Henry Peters, director of San Francisco; P.F. Rathjens, director of San Francisco; U. Remensperger, director of San Francisco; Philip Schwerdt, director of San Francisco; John Simmen, director of San Francisco; Reinhold Spahr, director of San Francisco; and Hans Veroni, director of San Francisco.

San Francisco Historic Landmark (Listed 1984-10-07): 174

PCAD id: 25186