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Historic Preservation Commission recommends landmarking Diego Rivera fresco despite owner objections
Summary
The commission voted 7-0 to recommend landmark designation of Diego Rivera's Allegory of California fresco at 155 Sansom Street, after staff cited Planning Code provisions and public commenters described the mural's cultural importance; the building owner's counsel objected, arguing the mural sits in a private club and landmarking would exceed Article 10 authority.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend landmark designation of Diego Rivera's Allegory of California fresco at 155 Sansom Street and forward the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, even as the building owner's counsel urged the commission to reject the proposal on legal grounds.
Planning staff told commissioners the fresco, painted on-site between December 1930 and March 1931, is Rivera's first U.S. fresco and is culturally and historically significant for its association with the artist and…
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