The Granite Lady
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The Granite Lady is the historic Old San Francisco Mint building, renowned for its sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mint building
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historic building → landmark → |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces |
1966
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| alsoKnownAs |
Old San Francisco Mint
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Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco → |
| architect |
Alfred B. Mullett
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| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival
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Renaissance Revival → |
| associatedWith |
California Gold Rush era finance
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United States Treasury Department → |
| builtFor |
United States Mint
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| city |
San Francisco
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| completionDate |
1874
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| constructionStartDate |
1869
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| country |
United States
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| currentUse |
event and exhibition space
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historic site → |
| era |
19th-century American federal architecture
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| formerFunction |
bullion storage
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gold and silver coin production → |
| function |
branch of the United States Mint
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| hasFeature |
cast-iron structural elements
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central open-air courtyard → massive stone walls → ornamental classical portico → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark of the United States
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San Francisco Designated Landmark → |
| location |
San Francisco, California, United States
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| material |
brick
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cast iron → granite → sandstone → |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesType |
National Historic Landmark
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| neighborhood |
South of Market
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| notableEvent |
survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
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survived the 1906 San Francisco fire → |
| nrhpReferenceNumber |
66000233
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| numberOfStories |
2
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| openingDate |
1874
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| ownership |
United States federal government
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| reasonForNickname |
sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire
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| roleInEvent |
protected large portions of the U.S. government gold reserves during the 1906 disaster
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| roofType |
central courtyard plan with surrounding wings
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| significance |
one of few major downtown San Francisco buildings to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire
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| streetAddress |
88 5th Street, San Francisco, California
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Old San Francisco Mint
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nickname |