Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Tubbs Cordage Building
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 4, 2017
1. The Tubbs Cordage Building Marker
Caption: The Tubbs ropewalk at 22nd and Indiana around 1900. The Tubbs Cordage building is highlighted.
This building was the superintendent's office at the Tubbs company factory or ropewalk. This pioneer industrial factory was located on Iowa Street in the Portero district from 1856 until 1963.
Alfred Tubbs arrived in San Francisco in 1850, and was active in the whaling business and as a ship chandler. Seeing a need for locally produced rope, he established the Tubbs ropewalk in 1856.
In the mid-1960s the company donated the building and the original ropemaking machinery to the Maritime Museum. The building, constructed in the 1850s, is preserved as an example of early San Francisco industrial architecture
Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 48.529′ N, 122° 25.263′ W. Marker was in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It was in Fisherman's Wharf. It could be reached from Hyde Street near Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2950, San Francisco CA 94109, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker was on California’s Coast Ranges. It was also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it was in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Why Here? (within shouting distance of this marker); Highway 101 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Port in Action (within shouting distance of this marker); Sanitation at Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); Hyde Street Pier Was Part of Highway 101 (within shouting distance of this marker); Schooner C.A. Thayer (within shouting distance of this marker); Lewis Bay Ark (about 300 feet away); Wapamas Engine (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Other markers no longer nearby. Tug Sea Fox (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Ferryboat Eureka (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Return of the C.A. Thayer (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Hyde Street Pier (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Petaluma's Sternwheel (was within shouting distance of
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 4, 2017
2. The Tubbs Cordage Building and Marker
More about this marker. The Tubbs Cordage Building, part of the San Francisco Maritime Nation Historical Park, is located on the Hyde Street Pier at the bottom of Hyde Street.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Updated Marker: Tubbs Cordage Building
Additional commentary.
1. Building Relocated and Marker Updated
The building has been moved ashore to a lot behind the Maritime Museum building at the end of Beach Street.
— Submitted October 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 4, 2017
3. The Tubbs Cordage Building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 664 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
