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Historic preservation commission recommends landmark designation for University Mound Old Ladies Home
Summary
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously Aug. 5, 2015, to recommend landmark designation of the University Mound Old Ladies Home at 350 University Street to the Board of Supervisors, after staff briefed the commission on the building’s architectural significance and a recent site visit with the owner/operator.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted 7–0 Aug. 5 to recommend landmark designation of the University Mound Old Ladies Home at 350 University Street in the Portola neighborhood and to forward that recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
Department staff presented the designation report and recommended landmark status, saying the current building was constructed in 1931–32 in the Colonial Revival style and replaced an earlier 1875 structure. Staff noted the home’s association with James Lick’s endowment for a retirement home for elderly women and identified architects Martin J. Wright and Alfred I. Coffey as the building’s designers. The department updated the…
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