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56 Gold Street

 
 
56 Gold Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 10, 2012
1. 56 Gold Street Marker
Inscription.
Jackson Square
Historic District

Has been place on the
National Register
of Historic Places

By the United States
Department of the Interior

1971

 
Erected 1971.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable BuildingsNotable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.
 
Location. 37° 47.811′ N, 122° 24.176′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in North Beach. It is on Gold Street east of Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 56 Gold Street, San Francisco CA 94133, 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: Hotaling Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Banking Firm of Pioche et Bayerque (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Bank of Lucas, Turner & Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salvation Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Graceful Brick Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birthplace of Freemasonry in California
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(about 300 feet away); First Jewish Religious Services (about 300 feet away); The Black Cat Cafι (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
 
Also see . . .  Jackson Square Historic District - Noehill. Jackson Square Historic District contains almost all of the surviving commercial buildings from the 1850's and 1860's. (Submitted on August 18, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.) 
 
56 Gold Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 10, 2012
2. 56 Gold Street Marker
56 Gold Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 10, 2012
3. 56 Gold Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,693 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026