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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former mint building
historic building
landmark
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1966
alsoKnownAs Old San Francisco Mint
Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco
architect Alfred B. Mullett
architecturalStyle Greek Revival
Renaissance Revival
associatedWith California Gold Rush era finance
United States Treasury Department
builtFor United States Mint
city San Francisco
completionDate 1874
constructionStartDate 1869
country 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 of the United States
San Francisco Designated Landmark
location San Francisco, California, United States
material brick
cast iron
granite
sandstone
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesType National Historic Landmark
neighborhood 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 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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Old San Francisco Mint
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