Landmark 83
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
25 Lake Street at Arguello Street
Presidio Heights
Built 1905
The church was designed by the architectural firm of Dodge and Dolliver, Ground was
broken on April 25, 1905 on a foggy site surrounded by sand dunes. The first service
was held a year later on Easter Sunday, April 15, 1906.
Three days later, in the Great Earthquake, the chimney crashed into the organ and stained
glass windows fell into the street. Another year passed while the church was repaired and
rededicated on April 28, 1907.
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