California Historical Society

The California Historical Society was the official historical society of California, until it dissolved and transferred its collections to the Stanford University Libraries in an agreement that was announced in January 2025.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lafayette Park and California Pacific Medical Center Pacific Campus.

Lafayette Park

Park

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Lafayette Park is an 12.5 acres park in San Francisco, California, United States.

California Pacific Medical Center Pacific Campus

Hospital

Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center is a general medical/surgical and teaching hospital in San Francisco, California. It was created by a merger of some of the city's longest-established hospitals and currently operates three acute care campuses. California Pacific Medical Center Pacific Campus is situated 1,200 feet southwest of California Historical Society.

Haas–Lilienthal House

Museum

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The Haas–Lilienthal House is a historic building located at 2007 Franklin Street in San Francisco, California, United States, within the Pacific Heights neighborhood. Haas–Lilienthal House is situated 1,300 feet east of California Historical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pac Heights and Japantown.

Pac Heights

Quarter

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Pacific Heights is a wealthy neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States. It has panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, the Palace of Fine Arts, Alcatraz, Presidio of San Francisco, and the Sutro Tower.

Japantown

Neighborhood

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Japantown, also known historically as Japanese Town, is a neighborhood in the Western Addition district of San Francisco, California. Japantown comprises about six city blocks and is considered one of the largest and oldest ethnic enclaves in the United States.

Lower Pacific Heights

Neighborhood

Lower Pacific Heights, also known as Upper Fillmore, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, between Pacific Heights, the Fillmore District, Laurel Heights, and Japantown.

California Historical Society

Type: Building
Description: U.S. state of California’s state historical society
Categories: historical society, history museum, and nonprofit organization
Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.79326° or 37° 47′ 36″ north

Longitude

-122.42942° or 122° 25′ 46″ west

Elevation

282 feet (86 metres)

Open location code

849VQHVC+86

GeoNames ID

5332804

Wikidata ID

Q14053

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“California Historical Society” goes by many names.

French: “California Historical Society”
German: “California Historical Society”
Japanese: “カリフォルニア歴史協会”
Portuguese: “California Historical Society”
Spanish: “California Historical Society”
Spanish: “Sociedad Historica de California”
Spanish: “Sociedad Histórica de California”

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