St. Joseph's Hospital (San Francisco)

St. Joseph's Hospital is a historic building and a former church hospital, located at 355 Buena Vista Avenue East in San Francisco, California.[2] It was built in 1928 by architects Bakewell and Brown in a Spanish Renaissance Revival style.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985.[3]

St. Joseph's Hospital
Location355 Buena Vista Ave. East,
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°46′3″N 122°26′19″W
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectBakewell & Brown
Architectural styleSpanish Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.85001016[1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1985

History

St. Joseph's Hospital was founded at this location in 1889, and was built by a charitable donation to the Catholic church.[2] The Franciscan Sisters provided medical care and administration and some of the patients were given care on a charity basis.[2]

The hospital was delicensed on September 6, 1979,[3] and was converted to condominium apartments.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register #85001016: St. Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco, California". noehill.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. Ron Filion (March 4, 2001). "Re: St Joseph's Hospital". SFGenealogy., itself citing San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 1979, page 30.


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