Rincon Hill in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rincon Hill

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 9, 2013

1. Rincon Hill Marker

Inscription. A fashionable neighborhood in the 1860s, Rincon Hill was the home of William Tecumseh Sherman, William C. Ralston, William Gwin, H. H. Bancroft, and others. By the 1880s the hill, already partially leveled, became a working class district. Today it is nearly invisible beneath the Bay Bridge. This plaque is mounted on the retaining wall of St. Mary's Hospital, built in 1861 but destroyed in the fire of 1906.

California Historical Landmark No. 84

Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in Cooperation with the Yerba Buena Chapter No. 1 of E Clampus Vitus and Charles Albert Shumate, April 16, 1981

Plaque replaced in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation and Yerba Buena Number One, Capitulus Redivivus, E Clampsus Vitus, after removal of St. Mary's Hospital retaining wall and installed approximately 900 feet northeast of original location in October of 2011.

Erected 1981 by State Department of Parks and Recreation, E Clampus Vitus Yerba Buena Chapter No. 1, Charles Shumate. (Marker Number 84.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this

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topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1981.

Location. 37° 47.179′ N, 122° 23.406′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Rincon Hill. It is at the intersection of Beale Street and Bryant Street, on the right when traveling east on Beale Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94105, 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bryant Street (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beale Street (about 700 feet away); The Matson Line (about 700 feet away); The Bay Bridge

Rincon Hill Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 9, 2013

2. Rincon Hill Marker - wide view

(about 700 feet away); Brannan Street (about 800 feet away); Waterfront Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spear Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vernon Alley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Also see . . . Rincon Hill, San Francisco (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 20, 2019.)

Rincon Hill Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 9, 2013

3. Rincon Hill Marker - wider view

The marker is mounted on a retaining wall on the Beale Street side of the Rincon Hill Dog Park.

Original Rincon Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, February 8, 2004

4. Original Rincon Hill Marker

The original marker was located at 37°47'03.7"N 122°23'33.2"W, about 900 feet southwest of the current featured marker.

Original Rincon Hill Marker location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley

5. Original Rincon Hill Marker location

The Bank of America Tower seen here was once the iconic Union Oil Company Clock Tower. The residential highrise, One Rincon Hill, stands where the clock tower once stood as of 2019.

San Francisco Bay Bridge and One Rincon Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, April 26, 2009

6. San Francisco Bay Bridge and One Rincon Hill

The original marker was located near where this residential highrise now stands. The new marker is near the massive western anchorage of the Bay Bridge suspension cables.

Western Anchorage of the San Francisco Bay Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, January 3, 2015

7. Western Anchorage of the San Francisco Bay Bridge

The new marker is located near the massive western anchorage of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The top of the residential highrise building named One Rincon, which is visible in this photograph, marks the location of the original marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 5, 2019, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. 7. submitted on December 7, 2019, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California.