6
SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE LANDMARK DISTRICT
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 6
Corpus is an independent public-information project, not the official City of San Francisco website. Stable reference URL
SEC. 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE LANDMARK DISTRICT. A district is usually a single geographic area of contiguous historic properties; however, a district may also be composed of multiple definable significant resources separated by non- significant areas. The Market Street Masonry discontiguous district is composed of eight buildings on four blocks that are spatially discrete. The space between the buildings is not related to the significance of the district. While all buildings can be seen from the intersection of Market and Franklin Streets, the visual continuity is not a factor in the significance. Each of the eight discontiguous buildings are contributory to the Market Street Masonry Historic District. An architectural description, building history and evaluation of each parcel within the Historic District is documented in the Market Street Masonry Historic District Designation Report and are hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. It is important to note that street address numbers are subject to change, and that the most reliable, official method for identifying a property within the Landmark District is to refer to it by its assigned Assessor Block and Lot number. (Added by Ord. 64-13, File No. 121004, App. 4/17/2013, Eff. 5/17/2013) SEC. 7. FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT AND EXISTING BUILDINGS. The character-defining features of the Market Street Masonry Historic District include all exterior elevations, including rooflines, of each of the eight buildings. The following section describes in further detail character-defining features of the District and of individual buildings contained therein. Historic District designation is intended to protect and preserve these character-defining features. (a) Overall Form, Continuity, Scale and Proportion. All buildings are built to the property lines, rise vertically without setbacks, and have flat roofs. Building height is within a three- to-six story range, with one building at three stories, one at four, four at five stories, and two at six stories in height. All buildings in the district retain their historic integrity. The buildings are consistent in height, bulk, scale and proportion. (b) Fenestration. Existing fenestration consists of predominantly double-hung, wood sash windows that are vertical in orientation; however, industrial steel sash is found, as are awning and casement sash. Buildings feature a symmetrical and regular pattern of windows with consistent dimensions along primary facades. Aside from some ground floor commercial storefronts, the size and shape of window openings have not been altered over time. Replacement window sash that were added to buildings after the period of significance have not gained significance in their own right. (c) Materials and Finishes. Unpainted brick is the predominant cladding material found in five of the eight buildings in the district; however, painted stucco on concrete is found on three buildings in the district. Galvanized sheet iron is used extensively for decorative features and the cladding of projecting bay windows. (d) Architectural Details. There are no character-defining interior features or spaces included in this designation. The character-defining exterior features of the buildings are: (1) 150 Franklin Street. The significant historical and architectural features of 150 Franklin Street are: five-story height and rectangular massing; scored concrete cladding on the raised basement and brick cladding on the upper stories; recessed main entrance with a concrete, segmental arch surround, marble steps, and glazed wood door with sidelights and transom; glass and metal framed curved marquise; fenestration pattern of recessed, semi-hexagonal bays, with double-hung wood sash windows set within galvanized metal surrounds that extend the full height of the building; Classical Revival decorative details, including a basement story separated from the upper stories by a band of Greek key ornament, metal architrave with beveled shield ornaments between the bays, a frieze with brick Flemish diagonal bond ornament, and a deeply projecting metal cornice with dentils, egg and dart molding, drop finials on the soffit, galvanized metal spandrel panels, and geometric fascia ornament with plaques set between the bays on the cornice fascia; and flat root as well as: • All exterior elevations, architectural details, motifs and rooflines; • Rectangular massing; • Projecting metal and glass marquise above the main entry on Franklin Street;