National Register #66000231
Old United States Mint
5th and Mission Streets
Built 1869-74 and 1972-76
From the Library of Congress card catalog for the
Historic American Buildings Survey, September 1958:
History - Built to supplant the first Branch Mint that was established in
1854; the 1874 Mint was in turn supplanted by a third Mint
in 1937. Designed by Architect A. B. Mullett, the last of the
Federal Greek Revival style, it well typifies the aspirations of
San Francisco in the '70s.
Description - A portico in Doric style surmounting a pyramid of stairs to
a 12-ft high base makes an imposing east elevation. Plastered pavillions [sic]
are at each corner of the building. The interior court contains a two-story
vault where 1/3 of the Nation's entire gold reserve was housed in 1934.
The Old United States Mint is also California Landmark 875 and
San Francisco Landmark 236.
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