ORIGINAL SITE OF THE BANCROFT LIBRARY

Historical Landmark

Description:
In 1860 Hubert Howe Bancroft began to collect the wealth of material which was to result in the writing of his monumental history of western North America. His library was located here in 1881, in 1905 it was purchased by the University of California and moved the following year to Berkeley.

Registration Date: 7/3/1964

Location:
City: San Francisco
County: San Francisco

Directions:
1538 Valencia St, San Francisco  

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