National Historic Landmark · schooner · San Francisco, California

C.a. Thayer

Schooner in San Francisco, California. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

1995- C.A. THAYER celebrates her 100th birthday (d7ed6858-155d-4519-3e63-cec6068b8eb2)2004- C.A. THAYER undergoes rehabilitation (087c88ea-155d-4519-3e5b-d1367c93853a)Balclutha at Hyde Street PierC A Thayer
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · C.A. Thayer (1895)

C.A. Thayer is a schooner built in 1895 near Eureka, California. The schooner has been preserved and open to the public at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park since 1963. She is one of the last survivors of the sailing schooners in the West coast lumber trade to San Francisco from Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. She was designated a National Historic Landmark on 13 November 1966.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressSan Francisco Maritime State Historic Park, San Francisco, CA
CountySan Francisco County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Reference number66000229
Type of placeschooner
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

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

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressSan Francisco Maritime State Historic Park, San Francisco, CA
Coordinates37.80907, -122.42160 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyAquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels Only (Auxiliary Engine Ok) 0 mi · Rob Hill Group Campground 3 mi · Kirby Cove Campground 4 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000229. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.