Financial District in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
William Ingraham Kip
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 8, 2018
1. William Ingraham Kip Marker
then occupied by
Trinity Episcopal Church
William Ingraham Kip
First Episcopal Bishop of California
began his forty-year episcopate
on
January 29, 1854
Erected 1954.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 1854.
Location. 37° 47.517′ N, 122° 24.193′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in the Financial District. It is on Pine Street west of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is 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 finds 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 marker: San Francisco Mining Exchange (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Comfort Women" Column of Strength (about 400 feet away); Kong Chow Association and Temple (about 400 feet away); The Old Chamber of Commerce Building (about 400 feet away); William Alexander Leidesdorff (about 500 feet away); The Orient Building (about 500 feet away); Wells, Fargo & Co. (about 600 feet away); Chinese-American War Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Also see . . .
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1. William Ingraham Kip (Wikipedia). "William Ingraham Kip (October 3, 1811 – April 7, 1893) was an American Protestant Episcopal bishop....In 1853, Kip was chosen to be the missionary bishop to California. He was the 59th bishop in the ECUSA, and was consecrated by Bishops Jackson Kemper, Alfred Lee, and William Jones Boone. He arrived in California after a journey by steamship and transit of the Panamanian isthmus, which in those days could be a dangerous journey. Kip's brother, Leonard, had already moved to California during the Gold Rush, but returned to New York by the time Kip arrived in San Francisco. On arriving in San Francisco, Kip had only two congregations under his charge, but the Episcopal population soon began to grow as immigrants from the East streamed into California. When California became a diocese in its own right in 1856, Kip was elected as its first bishop. He continued to serve as Bishop of California until his death in 1893...." (Submitted on March 27, 2018.)
2. Kip, William Ingraham (An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church). "(Oct. 3, 1811-Apr. 7, 1893). First Bishop of California. Born in New York City, Kip began his education at Rutgers and received his B.A. from Yale in 1831.... On Oct. 28, 1853, Kip was consecrated Missionary Bishop of California. After California
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 8, 2018
2. William Ingraham Kip Marker - Wide View, looking west along Pine Street
Note that although the address 555 California is visible just beyond the marker, the marker itself is on Pine Street.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 8, 2018
3. William Ingraham Kip Marker - Wide View, looking east along Pine Street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
