5/3/2024
5/3/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
SE corner of California at Mason, San Francisco - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
9/10/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/3/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 47.508, W 122 24.629
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
In February 1893, Mr. Edward F. Searles donated the Hopkins Mansion to the University of California in trust for the San Francisco Art Institute for "instruction in and illustration of the fine arts, music, and literature," and as San Francisco's first cultural center.