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Commission recommends landmarking Bernard Zakheim's Tollan Hall frescoes and urges UCSF to keep murals together on campus
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended landmark designation for Bernard Zakheim's 1936–38 Tollan Hall fresco cycle, urged that the murals remain together on the Parnassus campus (in situ preferred) and asked UCSF and the EIR authors to analyze alternatives and stronger mitigation to preserve the murals and keep them publicly accessible.
The Historic Preservation Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors designate Bernard Zakheim's "History of Medicine in California" fresco cycle as a city landmark and asked UCSF to prioritize keeping the murals together on the Parnassus campus, preferably in their original location.
Planning staff presented the mural cycle's significance as a rare New Deal‑era fresco installation, its association with the Federal Art Project and artist Bernard Zakheim, and conservation work performed in the 1960s–1970s. Staff said the murals are generally in good condition aside…
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