San Francisco Ferry Building

San Francisco Ferry Building
The Ferry Building, along the Embarcadero. Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, and the Bay Bridge can be seen in the background, with Embarcadero Plaza and the foot of Market Street in the foreground.
General information
Location1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′44″N 122°23′37″W / 37.7955°N 122.3937°W / 37.7955; -122.3937
Owned byPort of San Francisco
Line(s)Ferry transport Golden Gate Ferry
Ferry transport San Francisco Bay Ferry
Ferry transport Treasure Island Ferry
ConnectionsBus transport Muni: 6, 7X, 9, 14, 14X, 21, 31
Bus transport SolTrans: 82
Bus transport SamTrans: EPX
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 13, 1898
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
The Embarcadero and Washington E Embarcadero
Suspended
The Embarcadero and Harrison
towards 4th and King
F Market & Wharves Don Chee Way and Steuart
Former services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Market and Main J Church
(until 1949)
Terminus
Market and Main K Ingleside
(until 1941)
Market and Main
towards SF Zoo
L Taraval
(until 1948)
Market and Main M Ocean View
(until 1948)
Market and Main
towards Ocean Beach
N Judah
(until 1941)
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Connection to San Francisco via Ferry Oakland Pier
Terminus
Union Ferry Depot
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
ArchitectA. Page Brown
Architectural styleEclectic, Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.78000760[1]
SFDL No.90
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1978
Designated SFDL1977[2]
Location
Map

The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay, a food hall[3] and an office building. It is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California and is served by Golden Gate Ferry and San Francisco Bay Ferry routes.

On top of the building is a 245-foot-tall (75 m) clock tower with four clock dials, each 22 feet (6.7 m) in diameter, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city.

Designed in 1892 by American architect A. Page Brown in the Beaux-Arts style, the ferry building was completed in 1898. At its opening, it was the largest project undertaken in the city up to that time. One of Brown's design inspirations for the clock tower may have been the current 16th-century iteration of the 12th-century Giralda bell tower in Seville, Spain. The entire length of the building on both frontages is based on an arched arcade.

With decreased use since the 1950s, after bridges were constructed to carry transbay traffic and most streetcar routes were converted to buses, the building was adapted to office use and its public spaces broken up. In 2002, a restoration and renovation were undertaken to redevelop the entire complex. The 660-foot-long (200 m) Great Nave was restored, together with its height and materials. A marketplace was created on the ground floor, the former baggage handling area. The second and third floors were adapted for office and Port Commission use. On every hour during daylight, the clock bell chimes portions of the Westminster Quarters. The ferry terminal is a designated San Francisco landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jamestown's Michael Phillips on Ponce City Market". ATL Food Chatter. Atlanta. July 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012.

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