Photo Essay - A Sample of Historic Buildings in the Presidio

Building 50. the Officers’ Club. The Officers’ Club is the oldest building in the Presidio and is the largest surviving Spanish Colonial military building in California. The building was built

between 1776 and 1824. Today the buildings is rented as event space and is the current home of the National Park Service’s visitor center.

Building 102 was once a men’s barracks. It was built in 1895. After the transition from military post to national park the building was used for a time as the National Park Service’s visitor center. They moved out and into the officers club in order to do retrofitting on building 102. However, the cost of the retrofitting became too expensive. Plans for the building are now on hold.

Building 36 was constructed in 1886. The army built two of these Italianate style barracks. One of the buildings was removed in 1912 to make room for new buildings. Building 36 is currently serving as the Presidio Graduate School.

Building 59 was constructed in 1885 in the Queen Anne style, which was imported from England during the mid nineteenth century. It was constructed as officer’s quarters for an officer with a family. The house is currently a residential home.

Building 45, Chapel of Our Lady, was originally constructed in 1864 but was redone in 1952 and 1970. The building is still a religious structure.

Building 1016 was constructed in 1899 as the administration building for the general hospital. It is currently leased out to nonresidential organizations.

Building 1007 was built in 1901 as women’s barracks. It is currently used as government offices.

Building 225 was constructed in 1910 as a storehouse. It was built in the Utilitarian style. This style often employed inexpensive materials and limited applied details. The function of the building usually dictated the style. The building is still used for storage.

Pilot’s Row home. The houses in the Pilot’s Row neighborhood, located directly across from Golden Gate Bridge, were built in 1921. The 13 houses were constructed in the Colonial revival style to accommodate pilots who were based at Crissy Field. They are currently residential homes.

Building 1204 was built in 1910. It is a good example of a Presidio building in the Mission Revival style. It was originally built as enlisted men’s barracks.

Building 1450 was constructed in 1942 as part of the War World II building campaign in the Presidio. It was originally a radio transmitter and warhead supply shop built to serve the coastal defense batteries.