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AKA: City and County of San Francisco, Recreation and Parks Department, Golden Gate Park, Children's Building, San Francisco, CA
Structure Type: built works - recreation areas and structures; landscapes - parks - urban parks
Designers: Percy and Hamilton, Architects (firm); Frederick Foss Hamilton (architect); John Hays McLaren (landscape architect); George Washington Percy (architect)
Dates: constructed 1887
Overview
George Washington Percy's obituary in the San Francisco Call indicated that the architect had designed a number of buildings in Golden Gate Park, presumably during his partnership with Frederick F. Hamilton. The obituary noted: "He was the architect of the coliseum on Strawberry Hill, in Golden Gate Park, of the children's building and of several other structures in the park." (See "Death of G.W. Percy, Well-Known Architect," San Francisco Call, vol. 87, no. 15, 12/15/1900, p. 11.)
San Francisco Historic Landmark: 124
PCAD id: 7834
