National Register #84001183: Aquatic Park Historic District

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National Register #84001183
Aquatic Park Historic District
Bounded By:
   San Francisco Bay (North)
   Hyde Street (East)
   Beach Street (South)
   Van Ness Avenue (West)
Built 1920-1945

The Aquatic Park Historic District is comprised of ten acres containing three buildings and five structures of historic significance.

Aquatic Park and the Hyde Street Pier are contained within San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Aquatic Park, developed from 1936 to 1939, was one of California's largest Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects reflecting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy of providing employment to architects and artists during the Great Depression. The centerpiece of this group of "streamline moderne" structures, all employing nautical metaphors, is a multipurpose structure containing the bathhouse, concession stand and lounge. Its rounded walls, recessed upper stories, tubular steel railings and porthole windows were purposely designed to create the illusion of an ocean liner. Murals and other artwork carry out the nautical theme. This main building, lifeguard stations, stadium, Sea Scout building, a seawall and a semicircular pier form the Aquatic Park Historic District, now part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.... National Register Statement of Significance for Aquatic Park

Landmarks in the Maritime Park:

Two more historic ships at nearby Pier 45:

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