Fort Mason in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tubbs Cordage Building
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado
1. Tubbs Cordage Building Marker
Alfred and Hiram Tubbs founded the firm of Tubbs and Company in 1853 as a ship chandlery business. Realizing the demand for locally produced rope, the brothers focused all of their energy on the establishment of the Tubbs Cordage Company, and in 1856 they produced their first rope. It was the first rope ever manufactured commercially west of New England.
In te mid-1960s the company donated this building and the original ropemaking machine to the Maritime Museum. The building, constructed in the 1850s, is preserved as an example of early San Francisco industrial architecture.
”A large and valuable rope walk is already turning out cordage lines and yarns equal to the best ever made.”
The Alta California, September 26, 1856
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. 37° 48.382′ N, 122° 25.497′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Fort
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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: Scouts On the Water (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sala Burton Building (about 400 feet away); First Ship into San Francisco Bay (about 700 feet away); Andrea's Fountain (about 700 feet away); The Clock Tower (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named The Clock Tower (about 800 feet away); Fort Mason Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); San Francisco Port of Embarkation (1932-1962) (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
More about this marker. Inset Images:
The Tubbs ropewalk at 22nd and Indiana, around 1900, with the Tubbs Cordage building highlighted (main image); workers pose next to ropemaking machinery inside the cordage mill circa 1883-1896 (top); Tubbs Cordage Company truck decorated as a float in 1932 (above).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Previous Marker: The Tubbs Cordage Building
Also see . . . Tubbs Cordage Company Office Building. Wikipedia
"The(Submitted on October 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)1890 structure was originally located at the Tubbs Cordage factory, at 611-613 Front Street, San Francisco. It was moved to Hyde Street Pier for display and preservation in 1963, and moved again in 1990."Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 7, 20232. Tubbs Cordage Building and Marker
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 7, 2023
3. Tubbs Cordage Building
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 7, 2023
4. Tubbs Cordage Building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
