Résumé

Draftsman, Curlett and Eisen, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1880. (See The San Francisco Directory for the year commencing April, 1880, p. 664.)

Draftsman, Augustus Laver, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1881-1882 and 1887. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1881, p. 693 and Langley's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1882, p. 708 and Langley's San Francisco Directory, 1887, p. 877,)

Draftsman, Henry C. Macy, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1883. (See Langley's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1883, p. 781.)

Partner, Laver, Mullany and Laver, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1891. (SeeLangley's San Francisco City Directory, 1891, p. 1016.) This firm had its office in Room #93 of the Flood Building. (See Langley's San Francisco City Directory, 1891, p, 1498.)

Partner, Laver and Mullany, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1896-1897. (See Crocker-Langley Company's San Francisco City Directory, 1896, p. 1700.)

Mullany became less active in the profession following the death of his partner Augustus Laver in 1898. He lived with his brothers Michael and Thomas late in life, and passed away on 08/25/1902.

Relocation

According to 1886 San Francisco voter records, Mullany was born in Ireland in about 1856. He had been naturalized a US citizen on 05/15/1883 in the Superior Court of San Francisco. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1886; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 63; FHL Roll Number: 977622, accessed 05/08/2024.) As noted in his obituary, Mullany had been born in Geevagh, County Sligo, in north-central Ireland. (See "Died," San Francisco Call and Post, 08/27/1902, p. 13.)

Mullany was first listed in Langley's San Francisco City Directory of 1879 as being a student, living at 231 2nd Street, a mixed residential and industrial district of the city. (SeeLangley's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1879, p. 641.) The 1900 US Census noted that Mullany, born in an unknown month of 1856, had immigrated to the US in 1879. He had family here, and this likely made his transition to the US easier. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Albany Ward 7, Albany, New York; Roll: 472; Page: 281b, accessed 05/08/2024.)

Between 1880 and 1882, he continued to reside at 231 2nd Street, as it was likely an affordable section of the city in which to live. (See The San Francisco Directory for the year commencing April, 1880, p. 664, San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1881, p. 693 and Langley's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1882, p. 708.)

Mullany lived for many years on San Francisco's 21st Street, in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. Potrero Hill became a workingclass district in the 1850s, but became linked to the rest of the city by the Long Bridge's construction in 1865. Thereafter, it remained a workingclass neighborhood, but it became more connected with the city center to the north. This was particularly true after Mission Bay was gradually filled in between 1860 and 1910. One local hill that was later removed by dynamite and steam shovels, was known as "Irish Hill" in the Potrero Hill area, suggesting that many early Euro-American inhabitants were recent immigrants from Ireland. Interestingly, a San Francisco company, the Giant Powder Company, was the first American business to obtain the rights in 1867 to dynamite from its Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel (1833-1896).

Between 1883 and 1891, at least, Patrick Mullany resided at 1212 21st Street in San Francisco. CA. (See Langley's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1883, p. 781, Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1886; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 63; FHL Roll Number: 977622, accessed 05/08/2024 andLangley's San Francisco City Directory, 1891, p. 1016.) Five years later, he had either moved to 810 21st Street, or the street had been renumbered. (See Crocker-Langley Company's San Francisco City Directory, 1896, p. 1148.)

In 1900, Mullany lived with his elder brother Michael Mullany (born c. 06/1847 in Ireland) and his wife Ellen Mullin (born c 01/1851 in NY) in their residence at 2301 Scott Street. Michael worked as a lawyer and had come to the US in 1867. Another brother, Thomas Mullany (born c. 03/1860 in Ireland), a dry goods salesman, also dwelled in the household. Thomas came to the US in 1875, as per the census, four years before Patrick. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Albany Ward 7, Albany, New York; Roll: 472; Page: 281b, accessed 05/08/2024.)

Mullany died in San Francisco, CA, on 08/25/1902. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in that city. (See "Died," San Francisco Call and Post, 08/27/1902, p. 13.)

Parents

As per his obituary, he had siblings James Mullany and Mary Mullany of Geevagh, Ireland.