Calvary Presbyterian Church was founded in 1854. At the time of its construction, it was the largest Protestant church on the west coast. The first church, constructed in 1855, was located on Bush Street, between Montgomery and Sansome (where the Mills Building stands today). The Church made its first move
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The National Cemetery for veterans in the Presidio of San Francisco dates to 1854. The first national Cemetery on the west coast, the Presidio landmark serves as the final resting place for 3,000 American service members, including buffalo soldiers and Civil War generals. The cemetery is bordered by a historic
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Constructed between 1939 and 1941, the 285-foot tall Hoover Tower is the tallest building on Stanford University’s campus and stands as one of its most prominent landmarks. Built to house the Herbert Hoover Library of War and Peace, the building is a steel frame structure encased in concrete with concrete
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The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) Monument is located at the Los Angeles National Cemetery at 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard. The three-tiered granite obelisk is situated at the cemetery street corners of San Juan Hill Avenue and Buena Vista Avenue. The monument stands about 27 feet high on
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The Civil War Soldiers Monument is currently located at the Los Angeles National Cemetery at 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard. The cast zinc monument was first erected near the Los Angeles Southern Pacific Railway Station in 1896 and was later moved twice. Its current location is in the center of the
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Beniamino Bufano was a renowned local figure in the San Francisco Bay Area, famous for being politically outspoken and artistically creative. Born in 1889 and spending his youth in New York as an immigrant from San-Fele, Italy, Bufano traveled the world before settling in San Francisco. Here he was commissioned
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Berkeley, was constructed in 1910 and is acknowledged as architect Bernard Maybeck’s masterpiece. Maybeck’s unique marriage of varied styles produced a building of charm and elegance. In October 2007, ARG Conservation Services was retained by the Friends of the First Church to conduct materials
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"The Fire Next Time II" by Dewey Crumpler is located on the exterior of the gymnasium at the Joseph Lee Recreation Center in San Francisco, California. The mural is a national icon of African- American history and is beloved by the local community. ARG Conservation Services was contracted to treat the
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Railroad tycoon A.N. Towne built his mansion atop Nob Hill, where all but the facade was destroyed after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. The building’s entry portico was moved from its original location to its present resting grounds in Golden Gate Park, where it stands as a symbol
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Mission San Juan Capistrano, founded in 1776, is the seventh mission established by the Spanish Franciscan friars in Alta California. As the mission moved through different phases of expansion, abandonment, revival, and development, the buildings underwent changes in materials and configuration, suffered deterioration and ruin, and were maintained and preserved
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The Alcatraz Eagle sculptural bas relief is located above the central entrance of the south elevation of the main prison building on Alcatraz Island. The Eagle was part of the original plan for the prison, designed by Maj. Reuben B. Turner and built between 1910 and 1912. The bas relief
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The wall mural known as “The Patron Saint of Artisans” at the Allied Arts Guild was painted in the 1930s by Maxine Albro, whose murals decorate many significant structures in the region, such as Coit Tower. The mural depicts a tree with four different crafts and has an inscribed niche
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