Hall of Justice (San Francisco)
Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice | |
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General information | |
Address | 850 Bryant St |
Coordinates | 37°46′32″N 122°24′14″W / 37.77544°N 122.40394°W |
Construction started | September 11, 1958 |
Completed | 1960 |
Owner | City of San Francisco |
Technical details | |
Material | granite-clad reinforced concrete |
Floor count | 7 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Weihe, Frick, & Kruse |
Structural engineer | Hall, Pregnoff & Matheu[1] |
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The Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice in San Francisco is the third building to serve as the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco County Superior Court. It was constructed between 1958 and 1960, in the block bounded by Sixth, Seventh, and Bryant.
History
The first Hall of Justice (1900–06) was opposite
The second Hall of Justice (1912–61) was rebuilt at the same site to a design by city architect
The current Hall of Justice at 850–880 Bryant Street served as the
The San Francisco Hall of Justice houses Jail #3 and Jail #4 for the San Francisco County Superior Court criminal division. It formerly served as the location of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and city morgue; those offices moved to a new facility in the city's
References
- ^ Department of Public Works, Bureaus of Engineering & Architecture (August 1987). "Information on Structure". Hall of Justice Condition Assessment (Report). City and County of San Francisco. p. 114. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "For Future Generations". San Francisco Call. December 19, 1896. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "The Haul of Justice". San Francisco Call. June 30, 1898. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Grand Jurymen Weary of Delay". San Francisco Call. September 26, 1898. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "No cases of plague found after most careful investigation". Los Angeles Herald. Associated Press. November 27, 1898. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Justice Begins Her Reign In Her New Municipal Temple". San Francisco Call. September 20, 1900. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Cuts electric wires of rival corporation". San Francisco Call. July 2, 1901. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Tharp, Newton J. (1909). "Hall of Justice Building: situated on Washington, Kearny and Merchant Streets, San Francisco, Calif". Online Archive of California. Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Fracassa, Dominic (2 November 2017). "SF medical examiner's staff exits squalid Hall of Justice for new facility". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2 November 2017.