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Site of What Cheer House
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By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 18, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Site of What Cheer House Marker | | |
Inscription. This is the site of the famous What Cheer House, a unique hotel opened in 1852 by R. B. Woodward and destroyed by the fire of 1906. The What Cheer House catered to men only, permitted no liquor on the premises, and housed San Francisco's first free library and first museum.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 650
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the California Historical Society and the American Trust Company, April 24, 1959.
Erected 1959 by California State Park Commission, the California Historical Society, American Trust Company. (Marker Number 650.)
Location. 37° 47.627′ N, 122° 24.13′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. Marker is at the intersection of Leidesdorff Street and Sacramento Street on Leidesdorff Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94104, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "The Family" (within shouting distance of this marker); The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Site of First U.S. Branch Mint (about 300 feet away); Hudson's Bay Company (about 400 feet away); Commander John B. Montgomery's Landing Site (about 400 feet away); Site of Ship Niantic (about 400 feet away); Western Headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell (about 600 feet away); Bummer and Lazarus (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in San Francisco.| | | | 
By Lawrence and Houseworth (Publisher), 1866 | |
| | | 2. What Cheer House (1866) | | This depiction of the What Cheer House (center of photo, to the left of the Original House) is half of a stereographic print, published by Lawrence and Houseworth as part of their Gems of California Scenery series. Image is courtesy of the Libary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | | |
Also see . . . William Tecumseh Sherman (1820 - 1891). In their treatment of General William Tecumseh Sherman, the Virtual Museum of San Francisco notes in passing a famous visitor to the What Cheer House, U.S. Grant: "...Capt. Ulysses Grant resigned his commission in the army, July 31, 1854, at Fort Humboldt, north of San Francisco, because his commanding officer said his weakness for liquor was cause for court martial or resignation. Capt. Grant then came to San Francisco and lived at the What Cheer House, a temperance hotel, just six blocks from Sherman’s bank." (Submitted on July 20, 2010.)
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By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 18, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Site of What Cheer House Marker - Wide View | | The marker is mounted on the back side of a Wells Fargo bank, on Leidesdorff Street (an alley,really) intersects Sacramento Street. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 20, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 572 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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