Apollo (storeship)
Apollo (storeship) | |
San Francisco, California | |
| Coordinates | 37°47′40″N 122°23′56″W / 37.79444°N 122.39889°W |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000561[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1991 |
The Apollo is a historic
San Francisco, California, at the site of the Old Federal Reserve Bank. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
Parts of the ship have been uncovered, most recently in 1921 and 1925.
Photographs from the 1921 uncovering exist. The 1925
archeological site, listed at least partially for its potential to yield information in the future.[2]
The ship was acquired by
California Gold Rush, and was later converted into the "Apollo Saloon", serving alcohol, donoughts and coffee.[4]
Gallery
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An 1855 lithograph of ships being used as businesses in San Francisco. Apollo storeship and Niantic Hotel -
The Apollo Saloon, Apollo storeship, 1855, next to Euphemia Prison, the ship on water -
Building at Sacramento and Battery Streets in San Francisco. Stands on top of Apollo (storeship) -
1849 New York advertisement for the Apollo -
Apollo storeship, 1849, San Francisco, ship owned by Moses Yale Beach, New York Sun -
Map of San Francisco, 1850, Apollo storeship at the bottom. From Joseph P. Beach's journal
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b James P. Delgado (May 20, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Apollo Storeship / Apollo". National Park Service.
- ^ "San Francisco History: Buried Ships".
- ^ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet, Apollo Storeship, April 5, 1991, p. 9
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