National Historic Landmark · San Francisco, California

Aquatic Park Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1984, and a National Historic Landmark.

Aquatic Park Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressBounded by Van Ness Ave., Hyde and Polk Sts., San Francisco, CA
CountySan Francisco County
ListedJan 26, 1984
Listed forCommunity planning, Art, Military, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asAquatic Park
Reference number84001183
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBounded by Van Ness Ave., Hyde and Polk Sts., San Francisco, CA
Coordinates37.8063° N, 122.4240° W · Directions ↗
Also in San Francisco197 listed places in San Francisco → · walking tours →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Aquatic Park Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jan 26, 1984. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Aquatic Park Historic District?

Bounded by Van Ness Ave., Hyde and Polk Sts., San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Aquatic Park Historic District?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 84001183. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.