Marines Memorial Club

1. 1926

   Built as the Western Women's Club Building.

   Citywide Historic Context Statement: Clubs and Social Halls (1848–1989), 2026
2. 1927

   Built.

3. 1927

   The Women's Club here, now the Marines' Memorial Club, hosted the Russian Club's first programme of music, ballet and dancing in 1927, billed as An Evening in a Russian Village.

   Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
4. 1927

   Marines Memorial Club, designed by Bliss & Faville.

   Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
5. November 11, 1946

   Photographed.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
6. 1947

   Ownership passed to the U.S. Marines, and the building became the Marines' Memorial Club.

   Citywide Historic Context Statement: Clubs and Social Halls (1848–1989), 2026
7. November 6, 1947

   Photographed, showing the Marines' Memorial Club.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
8. 1970s

   The Marines Memorial Theatre, a stop on tours by prominent performers in the 1970s and 1980s.

   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
9. Jul 1982

   Permit 8205716 $$$ $3,500

   Building use: office/comm.

10. Sep 1982

    Permit 8207692 $$$ $100,000

    Building use: hotel.

11. Apr 1983

    Permit 8302948 $$$ $500,000

    Additions alterations or repairs.

12. May 1984

    Permit 8405222 $$$ $450,000

    Renovation of existing 12th floor.

13. Aug 1986

    Permit 8610589 $$$ $185,000

    Replace aluminum windows, new doors & new tile in bathrooms.

14. Jun 1987

    Permit 8708067 $$$ $195,000

    Replace windows, install fire rated entrance doors to rooms.

15. Aug 1988

    Permit 8811868 $$$ $195,000

    Replace alum windows/install new 1-hr fire rated doors.

16. Jun 1997

    Permit 9710090 $$$ $109,325

    Reroofing.

17. May 1999

    Permit 9909467 $$$ $427,500

    Renovate existingfitness club, no change of occupany (ref.9902649).

18. Jan 2000

    Permit 20000120574 $$$ $250,000

    Structural repair.

19. May 2000

    Permit 200005089333 $$$ $200,000

    Finish work under 9909467.

20. Dec 2003

    Permit 200312242958 $$$ $185,000

    Tenant improvement. restaurant design. remove interior finishes, relocate bat, upgrade restrooms.

21. Jun 2004

    Permit 200406247224 $$$ $85,650

    Isstall spr hds in all the rooms (volantary work) on floor 3 thru 9.

22. Dec 2004

    Permit 200412060705 $$$ $150,000

    Suite remodeling, new paint, paper, window coverings, upgrade lighting/plumbing fixtures, construction.

23. Nov 2007

    Permit 200711077491 $$$ $740,000

    Add-on air conditioning ductless split systems to 150 guest rooms/condensors in lightwell. electrical under separate permit.

24. Sep 2013

    Permit 201309187113 $$$ $465,297

    Interior improvements at level 2 theater/lobby. construction of womens restroom, reception, lobby, new smoke guard at elevator, ticket office for theatre, upgrade to finishes and existing mens restroom. comply with nov # 201263721 ab-005 compliance required.

DBI holds 92 permits for this parcel, most of them tenant improvements on individual floors. The timeline shows the 24 largest by stated cost, plus the earliest on file; the DBI query in the sources below returns all 92. 2 of them are nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits. 9 expired or cancelled permits are not shown. The building's completion year is given as 1926 by the city's 2026 statement on clubs and social halls; the assessor's roll and the city's biographies of architects give 1927.