2155–2159 Golden Gate Avenue
North Panhandle · San Francisco, CA 94118
The church stands on two parcels, block 1160 lots 029 and 030, which the Board of Supervisors named together when it initiated landmark designation.
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1852
The Reverend John Jamison Moore founded the church, then the AME Zion Church, on Stockton Street between Broadway and Vallejo. The building no longer stands.
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1863–1864
The congregation moved into a classic structure on Stockton Street between Clay and Sacramento, bought from a Unitarian congregation.
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Late 1950s
The congregation's previous home at 1669 Geary Street in the Western Addition was demolished for redevelopment.
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1960
The congregation moved into a new building on this site, designed by architect Robert Batchelor.
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May 2002
Steel steeple installed in place of the original wood one, to match it.
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Oct 2016
A non-electric single-faced sign erected.
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Mar 2026
The Board of Supervisors initiated Article 10 landmark designation of the First AME Zion Church at 2155–2159 Golden Gate Avenue, citing the congregation's history and the building as an example of mid-century modern architecture, and asked the Planning Department to prepare a designation report. File No. 260259.
DBI files one of these permits under 2155 Golden Gate Avenue and the other under 2159.
Not yet documented: whether the Historic Preservation Commission has recommended landmark designation since the Board initiated it in March 2026, how the two parcels divide the building and why the roll records the same lot area and land value on each, and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update