TARTARIA MAPS San Francisco · a catalogue study 8 places, arranged by recorded date Edition 2026-10-09.1 Explore a selection of the city's released records in chronological order. Compare buildings, surviving details, and the source material behind each date. This automatically assembled study is a starting point for your own exploration. A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated. Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit. Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms. Catalogue study: no walking route or distance is estimated. This text guide works without a network connection after you download it. Map links, external sources, and browser narration may require connectivity. No map tiles or audio recording are included. 1. OLD ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL Old St. Mary's Cathedral Completed (Wikipedia): 1854 · Building Catalogue point: 37.79265, -122.40575 CHAPTER Completed in 1854, the church lost its interior to the 1906 fire. Its exterior walls and bell tower survived, and renovation followed by 1909. LOOK FOR Study the surviving exterior and tower while keeping the post-fire interior reconstruction distinct. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=Q7084891&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St._Mary%27s_Cathedral 2. CASEBOLT HOUSE Casebolt House Recorded year (source inventory): 1865 · Building Catalogue point: 37.7952, -122.4389 CHAPTER Casebolt House is a historic residence in the Cow Hollow district of San Francisco, California, U.S. It is the oldest house in the neighborhood, built in c. 1865. It is a San Francisco designated landmark since 1973. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=Q115488068&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casebolt_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q115488068 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115488068 3. OLD SAN FRANCISCO MINT Old San Francisco Mint Reported completion / phase: 1874 · Building Catalogue point: 37.78277778, -122.40722222 CHAPTER A granite-and-sandstone mint with a severe Doric portico and enclosed courtyard. It survived the 1906 earthquake and fire. 1869–1874. Construction began April 1869 and finished in November 1874. This is the Old Mint at Fifth and Mission, not the separate 1937 mint. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate. RECORD CONTEXT 1869–1874. Construction began April 1869 and finished in November 1874. This is the Old Mint at Fifth and Mission, not the separate 1937 mint. RECORD CONTEXT Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=mullett-old-san-francisco-mint&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_San_Francisco_Mint 4. ORIGINAL PALACE HOTEL — FORMER SITE Original Palace Hotel — former site Original hotel opened (Wikipedia): 1875 · Former site Catalogue point: 37.7884, -122.402 CHAPTER The original Palace Hotel opened in 1875 with a skylit Grand Court and tiers of balconies. It was gutted in the 1906 fire and replaced by the current hotel in 1909. This node is for the lost 1875 hotel. The 1909 replacement has a separate construction history. LOOK FOR Compare historic views of the Grand Court with the replacement hotel's interior. Which spatial ideas survived? ACCESS This point refers to the current hotel on the same site, not a surveyed footprint of the 1875 building. RECORD CONTEXT This node is for the lost 1875 hotel. The 1909 replacement has a separate construction history. RECORD CONTEXT This point refers to the current hotel on the same site, not a surveyed footprint of the 1875 building. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=site-san-francisco-original-palace-hotel&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Hotel,_San_Francisco 5. CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS Conservatory of Flowers Completed (Wikipedia): 1879 · Building Catalogue point: 37.772, -122.46 CHAPTER The conservatory was completed in 1879. Its central dome was rebuilt after an 1883 fire, so the present silhouette includes that later work. LOOK FOR Study the glasshouse ribs and dome, then look for evidence of the later dome reconstruction. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=Q5163145&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatory_of_Flowers 6. HAAS–LILIENTHAL HOUSE Haas–Lilienthal House Built (Wikipedia): 1886 · Building Catalogue point: 37.7930083, -122.4245889 CHAPTER Built in 1886, the house preserves elaborate residential ornament and a layered roofline from San Francisco's Victorian period. LOOK FOR Compare the bay windows, roof forms, and surface trim. Which details make this house feel theatrical? ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=Q5636548&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haas%E2%80%93Lilienthal_House 7. BOURN MANSION Bourn Mansion Recorded year (source inventory): 1896 · Building Catalogue point: 37.7941, -122.4332 CHAPTER Bourn Mansion is a historic home built in 1896, and located at 2550 Webster Street in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=Q115048940&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourn_Mansion Wikidata · Wikidata Q115048940 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115048940 8. SAN FRANCISCO FERRY BUILDING San Francisco Ferry Building Completed and opened (Wikipedia): 1898 · Building Catalogue point: 37.7955, -122.3937 CHAPTER The ferry terminal opened in 1898. Its long arcades and clock tower anchored an important gateway to the city. LOOK FOR Follow the repeated arches toward the clock tower. How did the building frame arrival from the water? ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-francisco-ca&candidate=Q1408117&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Ferry_Building Your observations __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________