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Commission approves Museo Italo Americano plan at 940 Battery Street with conditions after neighbors raise preservation concerns
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for conversion of 940 Battery Street to the Museo Italo Americano, imposing conditions including staff review of shop drawings; the decision followed public objections from adjacent property owners about facade and interior alterations.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 1 unanimously approved a certificate of appropriateness for renovation of 940 Battery Street to house the Museo Italo Americano, but conditioned approval on staff review of final details and shop drawings.
Rebecca Salgado, planning staff, recommended approval with conditions after describing the project’s scope: new larger ground-floor entrance with a projecting bronze canopy, rehabilitation of historic steel windows, replacement of nonhistoric second-floor windows, interior alterations to retain heavy timber columns on the first floor, and a modest…
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