San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Coordinates: 37°48′23″N 122°25′25″W / 37.80639°N 122.42361°W / 37.80639; -122.42361
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates37°48′23″N 122°25′25″W / 37.80639°N 122.42361°W / 37.80639; -122.42361
Area50 acres (20 ha)[1]
EstablishedJune 27, 1988 (1988-June-27)
Visitors4,224,897 (in 2011)[2]
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Official nameAquatic Park Historic District
DesignatedJanuary 26, 1984
Reference no.84001183[3]
Official nameSan Francisco Maritime National Historic Site
DesignatedJune 27, 1988
Reference no.01000281[4]

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is located in

Hyde Street
.

History

model ships that had been on display at the 1939–40 Golden Gate International Exposition was the main exhibit. She had had a feud with museum founding director, Karl Kortum,[5] and as a result, did not receive much recognition for her role in the museum's establishment.[6][7][8][9]

Historic vessel fleet

The historic fleet of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier. The fleet consists of the following major vessels:

The fleet also includes over one hundred small craft.

Visitor center

The visitor center is housed in the park's 1909 waterfront warehouse, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson streets. The City of San Francisco declared the four-story brick structure a historic landmark in 1974, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Inside, exhibits (including a first order Fresnel lighthouse lens and a shipwrecked boat) tell the story of San Francisco's colorful and diverse maritime heritage. The visitor center also contains a theater and an information desk.

Maritime Museum

Aquatic Park Bathhouse

The maritime museum used to be housed in a Streamline Moderne (late Art Deco) building that is the centerpiece of the Aquatic Park Historic District, a National Historic Landmark at the foot of Polk Street and a minute's walk from the visitor center and Hyde Street Pier. The building was originally built (starting in 1936) by the WPA as a public bathhouse, and its interior is decorated with fantastic and colorful murals, created primarily by artist and color theoretician Hilaire Hiler. The architects were William Mooser Jr. and William Mooser III.

Maritime Research Center

The Maritime Research Center is the premier resource for San Francisco and Pacific Coast maritime history. Originating in 1939, the collections have become the largest maritime collection on the west coast and the largest museum and research collection in the National Park Service.

The collections include more than:

  • 35,000 published titles comprising over 74,000 items
  • 500,000 photographs
  • 7,000 archival and manuscript collections
  • 150,000 naval architecture and marine engineering drawings
  • 3,000 maps and charts
  • 150,000 feet of motion picture film and video
  • 6,000 historical archaeology artifacts
  • 2,500 pieces of folk and fine art
  • 40,000 history objects
  • 100 small craft
  • 50,000 pieces of ephemera
  • 600 oral histories and audio recordings

Supporting associations

The San Francisco Maritime National Park Association is the primary nonprofit partner to the Park.

Location and access

The visitor center,

F Market historic streetcar line
is some 5 minutes walk to the east.

Open-water swimming

Aquatic Park is a popular place for open water swimming, both for recreation and training. The South End Rowing Club and Dolphin Club are located in Aquatic Park. There have been several incidents of swimmers being bitten by sea lions.[citation needed]

Russian Hill and Aquatic Park Historic District
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Aquatic Park Historic District". National Historic Landmarks Program. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ Fisher, Lawrence M. (September 15, 1996). "Karl Kortum, 79, Who Founded San Francisco Maritime Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ^
  7. ISBN 0-942087-11-9
    .
  8. ^ "San Francisco Maritime Museum. Archive by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels". Alan Wofsy Fine Arts. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Alma Spreckels". FoundSF. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

Bibliography

Bill Pickelhaupt, "San Francisco's Aquatic Park," Charleston, SC, 2005,

ISBN 0-7385-3084-0

External links

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