Old Mint Building

The Old San Francisco Mint is a building that served as the location of the of the United States Mint from 1874 until 1937. The building is one of the few that survived the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fire.
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  • Heritage site
  • …lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 metres)
  • …dates from 1874
  • …stands 52 feet (16 metres) tall
  • …has 3 floors
  • Description: historic building in San Francisco
  • Address: 88 5th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
  • Also known as
    “Old San Francisco Mint”
    “Old U.S. Mint”
    “Old United States Mint”
    “Old United States Mint (San Francisco)”
    “San Francisco Old Mint”
    “The Granite Lady”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Powell Street station.

Museum
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The is a modern and… is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Old Mint Building.

Railway station
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is a combined BART and Muni… is situated 720 feet north of Old Mint Building.

Theater building
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The , colloquially called The… is situated 890 feet west of Old Mint Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include SoMa and Tenderloin.

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, short for South of Market, is 's…

Quarter
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The is a neighborhood in downtown…

Old Mint Building

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Latitude
37.78273° or 37° 46′ 58″ north
Longitude
-122.40723° or 122° 24′ 26″ west
Open location code
849VQHMV+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32863779
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Geo­Names ID
5379047
Wiki­data ID
Q7414079

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Old Mint Building” goes by many names.

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