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District 5 · Block 0811, Lot 001 · ZIP 94102

101 Grove Street

Office building

  • 24,811 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned P
  • Historic resource
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  1. 1900

    Built.

  2. 1930

    The Health Department headquarters, designed by Samuel Heiman with Arthur Brown.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  3. 1966

    The interior was renovated, following earlier interior work in the late 1930s.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  4. August 1966

    James A. Martin photographed the property.

  5. 1981

    Headquarters of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, which in 1981 established the reporting and registration system for the new epidemic and coordinated the city's response.

    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
  6. Feb 1993
    Permit 9302856 $$$ $650,000

    Renovation of exist.clinic 1st fl inc.minor demolition/const.parti.

  7. May 1994
    Permit 9407860 $$$ $50,000

    Add fire.drs-revis to 9302856-redesign mechanical system.

  8. Jul 1994

    Additional double fire door at area 147 delete 1 fire door.

  9. Jan 1995
    Permit 9500807 $$$ $30,000

    Addition structural beam, hvac units in roof, new conc.slab.

  10. Oct 1995
    Permit 9518295 $$$ $1,500

    Modificat hvac system to add smoke dampers/revis permit application 9407860.

  11. Nov 2001
    Issued Permit 200111283995 $$$ $100,000

    Accessibility upgrade for one 2nd fl. toilet, providesignage at path of travel.remodel 2nd fl (1) ex.

  12. Jun 2006
    Permit 200606093611 $$$ $443,000

    Upgrade existing building entrance. da barrier removal - replace existing elevator with accessible unit/controls, install new fire alarm system related work under seperate permit. fire alarm system under seperate permit.

  13. Dec 2006
    Permit 200612270592 $$$ $10,000

    Install fire alarm system.

  14. Jun 2007
    Permit 200706073360 $$$ $2,000

    Add to previouly approved permit file under permit application 200612270592. add 3 stroble horn & trobe. add 1 control to shut off roof fan over 2000 cfm.

  15. Mar 2014
    Permit 201403191177 $$$ $160,000

    Barrier removal: to comply with pad 201452615. reslope portion of existing conc. ramp, replace handrailings in various locations, replace sidewalk elevator doors & partial sidewalk repavement, replace reception counter.

3 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 8 expired permits are not shown. The assessor's roll gives 1900; this address is recorded as built 1930. The National Register nomination for the Civic Center district dates the Department of Public Health Building to 1931–32; this address is otherwise recorded as built 1930.

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