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District 6 · Block 3729, Lot 014 · ZIP 94103

ARC Studios and Gallery

1246 Folsom Street

  • Industrial building
  • 2 stories
  • 7,716 ft2
  • 4,499 ft2 lot area
  • 18 rooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned SLR
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1916

    Built.

  2. Nov 1983
    Permit 8311170 $$$ $20,000

    Construct offices, apply gypboard to walls & ceiling.

  3. Sep 1985
    Permit 8510299 $$$ $15,100

    Construct new exit corridor.

  4. 1991

    New Langton Arts, where the 1991 exhibition Situation: Perspectives on Work by Lesbian and Gay Artists showed more than thirty young artists.

    Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
  5. Jul 2008
    Withdrawn Permit 200807187016 $$$ $13,000

    2nd floor-demolition of non-structural ceiling height walls only. no construction, in compliance with ab-017.

  6. Jul 2008
    Issued Permit 200807187077 $$$ $13,000

    At 2nd fl: demolition of non-structural ceiling height walls only.

  7. 2010

    The ARC Studios and Gallery, headquarters of the Kearny Street Workshop since 2010. Founded in 1972 in the basement of the International Hotel, the workshop is the oldest Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organisation in the country.

    San Francisco Filipino Heritage: Addendum to the South of Market Historic Context Statement, 2013
  8. Dec 2014
    Permit 201412163834 $$$ $2,500

    Install partition with door.

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

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