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Dutch Windmill
Viewed From The Great Highway At John F Kennedy Drive
29 March 2002
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Francis Scott Key Monument
21 March 2007
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Phoebe Hearst Fountain
21 March 2007
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Cervantes Memorial
21 March 2007
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National Register #04001137
Golden Gate Park Historic District
Bounded by Fulton, Stanyan, Fell, Oak, Lincoln Way and The Great Highway

Golden Gate Park contains thirty-seven contributing buildings, thirteen contributing structures, and thirty-six contributing objects. With an area of 10,170 acres, it the largest urban park in the United States.

Two buildings, the Conservatory of Flowers and the Beach Chalet, are individually listed on the National Register, and the Conservatory is also California Historical Landmark 841.

Nine structures are city landmarks:

Contributing Buildings Sequenced By Address
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Name	Year	Address	Remarks
Sharon Building	1888	Children's Quarters	San Francisco Landmark #124
Carousel Building and Ticket Pavilion	1889	Children's Quarters
Carousel	1941	Children's Quarters
Sharon Meadow	1870	Children's Quarters	1870's and 1880's
Children's Quarters Restroom	1930	Children's Quarters	Built in 1930's
Foresters of America Memorial	1927	Children's Quarters
Conservatory of Flowers	1878	Conservatory Valley	San Francisco Landmark #50 and California Landmark #841 and National Register Listing #71000184
Conservatory Valley	1872	Conservatory Valley
Dahlia Garden	1939	Conservatory Valley
Arizona Garden	1894	Conservatory Valley
Tunnel Under Main Drive	1890	Conservatory Valley
James A. Garfield Monument	1885	Conservatory Valley
McLaren Lodge	1896	Eastern Park	San Francisco Landmark #175
Alvord Bridge	1889	Eastern Park	National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Alvord Lake	1882	Eastern Park
Alvord Lake Restroom	1930	Eastern Park	Built in 1930's
Arguello Gate	1915	Eastern Park
Stanyon/Fulton Wall	1902	Eastern Park
Tennis Courts	1901	Eastern Park
Lawn Bowling Greens	1901	Eastern Park	Built 1901-1928
Lawn Bowling Clubhouse	1915	Eastern Park	San Francisco Landmark #181
General Henry Halleck Monument	1886	Eastern Park
Baseball Player	1891	Eastern Park
Robert Burns Monument	1908	Eastern Park
Father William D. McKinnon Monument	1927	Eastern Park
Brown Gate (Cougar and Bear)	1908	Eastern Park
Handball Courts	1902	Eastern Park	Built 1902-1937
Big Rec Baseball Grounds	1893	Eastern Park
Big Rec Restroom	1930	Eastern Park	Built in 1930's
Shakespeare Garden	1928	Eastern Park
Sunken Meadow		Eastern Park	Date unknown
Sunken Meadow Restroom	1930	Eastern Park	Built in 1930's
Horseshoe Courts	1922	Eastern Park	Built 1922-1937
Horseshoe Court Bas Relief	1937	Eastern Park
Horseshoe Courts Restroom	1930	Eastern Park	Built in 1930's
Peacock Meadow	1895	Eastern Park
Casino Meadow	1896	Eastern Park
Quarry Lake	1902	Eastern Park
Tree Fern Dell	1939	Eastern Park
Powell Street Railway Shelter	1889	Eastern Park
Rhododendron Dell	1942	Eastern Park
Heroes Redwood Grove	1939	Eastern Park
Gold Star Mothers Rock	1932	Eastern Park
Doughboy Meadow		Eastern Park	Date Unknown
The Doughboy	1930	Eastern Park
Pioneer Log Cabin	1911	Eastern Park
Pioneer Mother	1940	Eastern Park
Prayer Brook Cross	1894	Eastern Park
Rainbow Falls and Cascade	1930	Eastern Park
Kezar Pavilion	1926	Kezar Complex
Park Emergency Aid Station	1902	Kezar Complex	San Francisco Landmark #201
Park Police Station	1910	Kezar Complex
Maintenance Yard		Maintenance Yard and Nursery	Three contributing buildings and seven noncontributing buildings; construction dates unknown
Nursery	1924	Maintenance Yard and Nursery
Greenhouses		Maintenance Yard and Nursery	The twelve greenhouses are noncontributing structures; construction dates unknown
Breon Gate (19th Avenue)	1924	Middle Park
Lloyd Lake	1892	Middle Park
Portals of the Past	1909	Middle Park
Speedway Meadow	1907	Middle Park
Marx Meadow	1907	Middle Park
Lindley Meadow	1902	Middle Park
Spreckels Lake	1904	Middle Park
Model Yacht Club	1938	Middle Park
Senior Center (Formerly Police Academy)	1932	Middle Park
Petanque Court	1907	Middle Park
Buffalo Paddock	1900	Middle Park
Dog Training Field	1905	Middle Park
Little Speedway Meadow		Middle Park	Date unknown
Metson Lake	1906	Middle Park
Mallard Lake	1909	Middle Park
Elk Glen Lake	1935	Middle Park	Date uncertain, probably 1935
Elk Glen Meadow		Middle Park	Date unknown
Mothers Meadow		Middle Park	Date unknown
Mothers Meadow Restroom	1936	Middle Park
North Lake	1898	Middle Park	One of the Chain of Lakes
North Lake Restroom	1930	Middle Park	Built in 1930's
Middle Lake	1898	Middle Park	One of the Chain of Lakes
South Lake	1898	Middle Park	One of the Chain of Lakes
Music Concourse	1900	Music Concourse
Spreckels Temple of Music	1900	Music Concourse
Rideout Fountain	1924	Music Concourse
Page Fountains	1914	Music Concourse	Two fountains
Phoebe Hearst Fountain	1926	Music Concourse
Japanese Tea Garden	1894	Music Concourse
Japanese Tea Garden Structures	1894	Music Concourse	The pagoda and tea house are contributing structures. The two gates are noncontributing. The structures were built between 1894 and 1916.
North Tunnel Under JFK Drive	1897	Music Concourse
Miguel de Cervantes Memorial	1916	Music Concourse
Two Sphinxes	1903	Music Concourse
U.S. Grant Memorial	1896	Music Concourse
Sundial	1907	Music Concourse
Leonidas (Roman Gladiator)	1884	Music Concourse
Lion	1906	Music Concourse
Robert Emmet Monument	1919	Music Concourse
Ludwig Van Beethoven Monument	1915	Music Concourse
Giuseppi Verdi Monument	1914	Music Concourse
Goethe and Schiller Monument	1901	Music Concourse
Apple Cider Press	1894	Music Concourse
Francis Scott Key Monument	1888	Music Concourse	San Francisco Landmark #96
General John Pershing Monument	1922	Music Concourse
Padre Junipero Serra Monument	1907	Music Concourse
Thomas Starr King Monument	1892	Music Concourse
Panhandle	1872	Panhandle
William McKinley Monument	1904	Panhandle
Panhandle restroom	1930	Panhandle	Built in 1930's
Golden Gate Park Stadium (Polo Field)	1906	Polo Field and Stables	Built 1906-1909
Golden Gate Park Stables	1939	Polo Field and Stables	Six buildings
Park Police Stables	1936	Polo Field and Stables
Anglers' Lodge and Flycasting Pools	1936	Polo Field and Stables
Polo Field Restroom North	1930	Polo Field and Stables	Built in 1930's
Polo Field Restroom South	1930	Polo Field and Stables	Built in 1930's
Stow Lake	1893	Stow Lake Area
Roman Bridge	1893	Stow Lake Area
Rustic Stone Bridge	1893	Stow Lake Area
Strybring Arboretum and Botanical Garden	1937	Strybring Arboretum
Archery Field	1938	Western Park
Dutch Windmill	1902	Western Park	San Francisco Landmark #147
Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden		Western Park	Date unknown
Beach Chalet	1902	Western Park	San Francisco Landmark #179; National Register Listing #81000172
Roald Amundsen Monument	1929	Western Park
Murphy's Windmill	1905	Western Park	San Francisco Landmark #210
Millwright's House	1909	Western Park	San Francisco Landmark #210
Beach Chalet Soccer Fields		Western Park	Date unknown
Beach Chalet Soccer Fields Restroom	1930	Western Park	Built in 1930's
Bercut Equitation Field		Western Park	Date unknown

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