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NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – This is San Francisco’s second mint (1869). California’s only such Federal Greek Revival structure. Due to unsurpassed productivity, it became a sub-treasury in 1874. Intact after the 1906 disaster, it served as a clearinghouse bank, thus aiding in the city’s reconstruction. Closed in 1937, it was restored in 1972-1976 by Mint Director Mary Brooks
Location
5th Street and Mission Streets, San Francisco. (88 "5th" Street)
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Notes
Our first visit was in September 2015. We returned in 2017 when we learned that there is an annual Open House on the first weekend of March. See the "San Francisco History Days" link below.
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – Street Sign
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – Private Plaque
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – Vault door
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – Empty vault
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – State Plaque just inside front door
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – State Plaque
NO. 875 OLD UNITED STATES MINT – Don Laird, Denis & Beatrice Delja, George & Julie Midwin