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