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Land Use Committee forwards landmark nomination for 2031 Bush Street (Kimon Gakuen Building) to full Board
Summary
The Land Use Committee voted to send a positive recommendation to the full Board to designate 2031 Bush Street—the Kimon Gakuen Building—as an Article 10 landmark, citing the building’s 1926 origins and ties to the Japanese American community and World War II incarceration history.
The Land Use Committee voted to send a positive recommendation to the full Board of Supervisors for an ordinance to designate 2031 Bush Street—the Kimon Gakuen Building—as an Article 10 landmark.
Shannon Ferguson of the Planning Department told the committee the Historic Preservation Commission unanimously recommended designation and that the building’s period of significance runs from 1926 to 1952. "If designated, the building would become the first landmark in the city associated with San Francisco's Japanese American…
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