Huntington Park (San Francisco)
Collis P. Huntington Park is a 1.3-acre (0.53 ha) park in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[1]
| Huntington Park | |
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 Huntington Park in 2015, looking northeast | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37.7921779°N 122.412117°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)[1] |
| Created | 1915[1] |
| Operated by | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
Location
Huntington Park is at 1050 Taylor Street and is bordered by California, Taylor, Sacramento, and Cushman streets, in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[2][3]
History
The park is on land donated to the city, in 1915, by the widow of railroad tycoon Collis P. Huntington, whose house had stood on the site until it was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire.[1] Some of those made homeless by that catastrophe were for a time housed in tents on the site.[4][3]
Facilities
The city-block-size park contains landscaped areas, a playground, and two fountains.[2][3]
At one time, dogs were forbidden, so dog owners would walk them at night.[5]
See also
References
- "Collis P. Huntington Park". San Francisco Recreation & Parks. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Features List – Collis P. Huntington Park". San Francisco Recreation & Parks. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- Thompson, Laura (May 5, 2016). "Great Explorations: Huntington Park". San Francisco. Hoodline. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- Nolte, Carl; San Francisco Chronicle Staff (2005). The San Francisco Century: A city Rises from the Ruins of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. The San Francisco Chronicle Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0-9760880-8-8.
- Caen, Herb (1949). Baghdad By the Bay. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. pp. 16, 262.