National Historic Landmark · San Francisco, California

Old U.S. Mint

Built 1874 by Alfred B. Mullett. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1874Listed 1966Neoclassical architectureAlfred B. Mullett
Old U.S. Mint
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address5th and Mission Sts., San Francisco, CA
CountySan Francisco County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forEconomics, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000231
Built1874 · more from the 1870s
ArchitectAlfred B. Mullett
StyleNeoclassical architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, California Historical Landmark, America's Most Endangered Historic Places, San Francisco Designated Landmark

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

Visiting

Address5th and Mission Sts., San Francisco, CA
Coordinates37.7828° N, 122.4072° W · Directions ↗
Also in San Francisco197 listed places in San Francisco → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Old U.S. Mint listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Old U.S. Mint built?

1874, designed by Alfred B. Mullett, in the Neoclassical architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Old U.S. Mint?

5th and Mission Sts., San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Old U.S. Mint?

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 66000231. 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.