Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System

The Pumping Station No. 2 of the San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System was built in 1912. It is located near Fort Mason, at the northern end of Van Ness Avenue and close to the shore of the San Francisco Bay. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The listing included a contributing building and three contributing structures.[1]

Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System
Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System is located in California
Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System
LocationN end of Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°48′29″N 122°25′37″W / 37.80806°N 122.42694°W / 37.80806; -122.42694
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1912
Built byCaldwell & Co.
EngineerMarsden Manson
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.76000177[1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1976
The interior of the station in 1975

It is a crucial component of the San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System, which provided a water-supply system separate from the domestic water supply system.[2]

It was designed by City Engineer Marsden Manson and was built by contractor Caldwell & Co.[2]

The building is in Mission Revival style, and has large windows (about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and about 20 feet (6.1 m) from sill to top of arch).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Gordon Chappell (April 10, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System". National Park Service. Retrieved October 5, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1975
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