Landmark 165
Coit Tower
1 Telegraph Hill Boulevard
Built 1933
It is widely known in San Francisco that Lillie Hitchcock Coit had a strong and enduring affection for firemen.
Some people will tell you that her gift to the people of San Francisco is modeled after the nozzle of a firehose.
Others, of a more salacious bent, will tell you it commemorates some particular fireman's hose. Pretty stories, but the facts,
alas, do not support them.
The art deco tower, constructed of unpainted reinforced concrete, was designed by architects Arthur Brown, Jr. and Henry Howard
with murals by twenty-six artists. Brown contributed to the design of many the most prominent buildings
in San Francisco including City Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
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