Our New Guide: How to Research a San Francisco Building

Bay View Community Center, Jan. 29, 1957

If you missed last month's workshop on how to research a San Francisco building, never fear: you can still take advantage of our newly updated and expanded guide, which is available online on the San Francisco History Center's website. Paper copies are available in the San Francisco History Center's reading room.

Victorian houses on Clay Street, Aug. 5, 1957

The new guide includes many resources you can access online, including city directories, block books, and Sanborn maps, as well as materials on paper and microfilm. Whether you're researching your house or a commercial building, the new guide "How to Research a San Francisco Building" is the place to begin.

Yankee building located on the south west corner of Pine andFront Street, 1880

Photographs courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, San Francisco History Center.