901–907 Stockton Street

1. 1864

   The A.M.E. Zion congregation bought the former First Unitarian Church here in 1864 — a two-storey, hipped-roof church with a two-storey portico — and worshipped in it until the 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed it.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
2. 1907

   Built.

3. March 12, 1909

   W. K. Yorston contracted to put up a four-storey building.

   The San Francisco Call, 12 March 1909, p. 17
4. Apr 1989

   Permit 8905621 $$$ $6,000

   New walk-in & replace sinks @ 1st floor.

5. Sep 1989

   Permit 8917530 $$$ $2,500

   Parapet reinforcing.

6. Jun 2002

   Permit 200206280311 $$$ $54,000

   Seismic upgrade "bolts-plus" with correction.

7. May 2005

   Issued Permit M32583

   Streetspace.

8. Jun 2005

   Permit 200506064240 $$$ $1

   Rev. to permit application 2002/06/28/0311 (reference set to be provided).

9. Oct 2019

   Permit 201910043654 $$$ $1,500

   Comply with complaint 201975084. re-stucco 14 1/2' x 10' on clay street corner of stockton street.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown. The city's African American context statement gives this address as 905 Stockton Street in the narrative and as 1200 Stockton Street in its list of plaque candidates.