Underwriters Fire Patrol Building

1. 1875

   Headquarters of the Underwriters' Fire Patrol, founded in San Francisco in 1875 as a private fire-fighting company with its own firehouses, alarm systems and firemen trained to salvage materials, engaged by insurance companies to hold down premiums and settlements. The patrol was absorbed into the San Francisco Fire Department in 1943.

   Central SoMa Historic Context Statement, adopted 2016
2. 1909

   Built as the Underwriters Fire Patrol Building.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
3. May 1982

   Permit 8203801 $$$ $8,300

   Additions alterations or repairs.

4. Mar 1993

   Permit 9304572 $$$ $3,000

   Remove partition walls/install two doors (no structural).

5. Apr 1993

   Permit 9305792 $$$ $1

   Hardship for bathroom.

6. 2008

   Recorded in the city's 2008 survey of the Transit Center District, adopted in 2012, as a contributor to the proposed New Montgomery, Mission & Second Historic District.

   Transit Center District Survey, adopted 2012
7. Feb 2012

   Issued Permit 201202295105 $$$ $1,800

   Install 1 panel, 6 smoke detectors and 3 relays for elevator recall/modern station.

8. May 2026

   Filed Permit 202605131157 $$$ $15,000

   Replacing and modifying the sidewalk, as well as modifying the sub-sidewalk basement to accommodate the new sidewalk grades.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 3 expired permits are not shown.