A San Francisco Victorian House Provides a Portal to the Past
September 4, 2025
The restored Haas-Lilienthal House is the only Queen Anne-style house museum in a city that is virtually synonymous with homes of that design.
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Historic Whales Sculpture by Robert B. Howard Finds New Home at City College Ocean Campus at New Student Success Center
August 28, 2025
Sixteen-ton stone sculpture featuring two orca whales, once featured on Treasure Island at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, has been restored and reinstalled after two decades in storage.
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Berkeley’s Civic Center Park has reopened
August 21, 2025
More than 100 people converged in Berkeley's Civic Center Park on Thursday to celebrate its reopening after nearly a year of major construction work.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony at Santa Rosa Chapel Marks Start of Restoration Project
May 28, 2025
Groundbreaking ceremony at Santa Rosa Chapel marks start of restoration project
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SF Stern Grove’s Trocadero Clubhouse repairs complete, ready for reservations
February 28, 2025
Repairs are complete at the Trocadero Clubhouse at Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco after a massive tree damaged the historic landmark in a storm nearly two years ago.
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Historic Trocadero Clubhouse Reopens After Repairs Completed
February 26, 2025
Extensive repairs to the historic Trocadero Clubhouse at Sigmund Stern Grove have been completed and the historic venue is now available to book.
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Conserving Culture: A Conversation with David Wessel on Rebuilding Ukraine
April 10, 2024
Considering the cultural losses that each demolished building represents, and carefully weaving that history back into the reconstruction process, is just as critical.
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Love those mosaic murals? Repairs begin on 1904 UC Berkeley building
April 6, 2023
You’ve likely seen it on walks across the UC Berkeley campus — the little one-story red brick building northeast of Sproul Hall and near Strawberry Creek.
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UCSF Hires Conservation Firm to Move Zakheim Murals from Seismically Vulnerable Building
October 20, 2020
UC San Francisco has selected a historic preservation firm for the delicate task of relocating a series of 10 New Deal-era murals from a seismically vulnerable building on UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus.
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Artist David Ireland’s Restored San Francisco House Reveals the Art of the Everyday
November 2, 2018
Every once in a while, a piece of art will fundamentally change the way you see the world. That’s what happened to Carlie Wilmans the first time she visited 500 Capp Street.
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Monterey Conference Center gets back its historical mural
October 16, 2018
After three years stored away in safe keeping, the Monterey Conference Center’s mosaic mural is finally being re-installed.
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Just four weeks ago the city unveiled the newly restored William McKinley Monument in Golden Gate Park restoration. It only lasted about two weeks.
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