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.
Rincon Hill. . 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.
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 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.
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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. Marker 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.
The marker is mounted on a retaining wall on the Beale Street side of the Rincon Hill Dog Park.
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.
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.
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.
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 318 times since then and 19 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.
