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SF school board declines to endorse city landmark nominations amid concerns over Washington High mural
Summary
Planning department staff and preservationists presented nominations to designate Roosevelt Middle School, George Washington High and the Sunshine School as San Francisco landmarks. Board members said they would not support designation now, citing timing, process and community concerns about a Victor Arnautoff mural at George Washington High.
Planning Department staff and historians told the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on March 6 that three district properties—Roosevelt Middle School, George Washington High School and the former Sunshine School—had been nominated for local landmark designation and that the Historic Preservation Commission had voted unanimously to recommend designation to the Board of Supervisors. Desiree Smith, a city preservation planner, and Tim Frey, the city’s historic preservation officer, said local designation is honorific for state land and would not change the district’s legal authority over maintenance or alterations.
Preservation advocates, including Mike Bueller of nonprofit San Francisco Heritage and historian Donna Graves, defended the nominations and suggested ways the city and district could interpret or contextualize historical murals.…
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