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

Home Telephone Company

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014

1. Home Telephone Company Marker

Inscription. This historic building originally served as the headquarters of the Home Telephone Company, San Francisco’s first telephone exchange site.
Built
1908
Original Architect
Coxhead and Coxhead
Renovated
2004
Renovation Architect
Huntsman Architectural Group

Erected 2004 by Huntsman Architectural Group. (Marker Number 141.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 37° 47.409′ N, 122° 24.334′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Union Square. It is at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Harlan Place, on the left when traveling north on Grant Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 Grant Avenue, San Francisco CA 94108, 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: SFFD Engine Co. No. 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Pacific States Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); California Theatre (about 300 feet away); Robert Louis Stevenson

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(about 500 feet away); Miles Archer (about 600 feet away); Kong Chow Association and Temple (about 600 feet away); Chinese-American War Memorial (about 700 feet away); "Comfort Women" Column of Strength (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Shreve & Co. (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014

2. Home Telephone Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.