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District 1 · Block 1354, Lot 001 · ZIP 94118

Little Sisters of the Poor

300 Lake Street

  • Building
  • 3 stories
  • 121,967 ft2
  • 267,228 ft2 lot area
  • 230 rooms
  • 137 bedrooms
  • 178 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-2
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  1. June 1, 1977

    On a tie vote on 1 June 1977 the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board failed to designate St. Anne's Home as a landmark; on 21 November 1977 the State Office of Historic Preservation received a request to place it on the National Register of Historic Places.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  2. December 1, 1977

    The relatively level 6.3-acre site held the Little Sisters of the Poor's home for the aged, St. Anne's, a five-storey Georgian Revival brick building with dormer windows on its top floor in a landscaped yard, housing about 150 elderly people.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  3. December 1, 1977

    The City Planning Commission unanimously upheld the negative declaration (Resolution 7857) and rezoned the site from R-1 to R-2 (Resolution 7858) so the Little Sisters of the Poor could replace St. Anne's Home with a three-level home for 120 elderly people, and declared its intention to approve the replacement.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  4. December 8, 1977

    The City Planning Commission unanimously authorised the Little Sisters of the Poor to replace St. Anne's Home with a new building for about 120 elderly people, final plans to come back to it (Resolution 7860).

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  5. January 12, 1978

    The City Planning Commission approved, 5-1, the final plans for replacing the existing home for the aged with accommodation for about 120 elderly people, under its earlier Resolution 7860.

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
  6. 1981

    Built.

  7. 1982

    Photographed.

  8. Feb 2003
    Issued Permit 200302046592 $$$ $8,500

    Fire detection system.

  9. Apr 2008
    Issued Permit 200804179970 $$$ $6,000

    Ansul r 102 upgrade, fire supression system at kitchen.

  10. Apr 2008
    Permit 200804220322 $$$ $63,949

    Reroofing.

  11. Apr 2014
    Issued Permit 201404042532 $$$ $1,200

    2nd floor - voluntary replacement of existing smokes with new smoke & heat detector to avoid nuisance alarms. compliance with ordinance #155-13 not required.

  12. Oct 2022
    Issued Permit 202210194738 $$$ $40,000

    Replacement of existing fueling system with new 2000 gallon wall underground storage tank (diesel). double wall underground fuel oil supply/return piping, piping transition sump, 50 gallon double wall day tank, (2) gpm remote pumping skid & new veeder-root fuel mgmt control system (rewire old to new.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 2 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The city's Modern & Postmodern styles context statement dates this building 1982; the assessor's roll records it as built 1981.

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