Mechanics’ Institute, San Francisco

Mechanics' Institute is a historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club housed at 57 Post Street, , California. It was founded in 1854 as a mechanics' institute, an educational and cultural institution to serve the vocational needs of out-of-work gold miners looking to share skills and ideas.
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  • School
  • …lies at an elevation of 39 feet (12 metres)
  • Description: historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club in San Francisco
  • Also known as
    “Mechanics Institute”
    “Mechanics‘ Institute Library and Chess Room”
    “San Francisco Mechanics‘ Institute”

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Mechanics’ Institute, San Francisco

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Latitude
37.7891° or 37° 47′ 21″ north
Longitude
-122.40247° or 122° 24′ 9″ west
Open location code
849VQHQX+J2
Geo­Names ID
5371972
Wiki­data ID
Q7414066

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