1801 Octavia Street

1. 1939

   St Francis Xavier Mission, a Catholic Japanese American parish founded in a small Buchanan Street building in 1912, had moved to this corner by 1939, into a new building designed by the architect H.A. Minton to reflect the church's Eastern and Western connections.

   Japantown Historic Context Statement, May 2009
2. May 2001

   Install access lift & access toilet (toilet at 2nd floor).

   Expired Permit 200105300224 $$$ $50,000
3. Jul 2001

   Exploratory demolition include: remove plaster from walls, chipping out concrete at drains, barricad.

   Complete Permit 200107194050 $$$ $1,000
4. Jun 2002

   Rev. appl#2000105300224 change lift vertical bim by+/-2", omit curb at walk, replace wood col with stee.

   Expired Permit 200206078504 $$$ $5,000
5. Sep 2002

   Rev. appl#200206provide temporary support for retaining wall.

   Issued Permit 200209055690 $$$ $5,000
6. Aug 2003

   To renew app#2001/05/30/0224s, 2002/09/05/5690 & 2002/06/07/8504 for final inspection.

   Complete Permit 200308061383 $$$ $1
7. Jan 2004

   Repair retaining wall & access path to area of remodel (landing at door & path to grade).

   Complete Permit 200401063380 $$$ $33,000
8. Mar 2004

   Replace wood steps with concrete steps.

   Complete Permit 200403229296 $$$ $27,500
9. Jul 2008

   Remove & replace rear yard stairs in compliance with s.f. building code.

   Issued Permit 200807247525 $$$ $8,000
10. 2009

    Recorded in the city's 2009 survey of Japantown as St Francis Xavier Church, a mixture of Japanese architectural elements and Western building forms.

    Japantown Historic Context Statement, May 2009

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.