Shipwright's Cottage
Shipwright's Cottage is a historic house built c. 1875 and located at 900 Innes Avenue in India Basin, San Francisco, California. The building is part of a new city park, scheduled for completion in 2025.[2] It is thought that the property has one of the only natural Bay shoreline remaining in San Francisco.[3]
| Shipwright's Cottage | |
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 Shipwright's Cottage (2019) | |
| Location | 900 Innes Avenue, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37.732285°N 122.375763°W |
| Built | c. 1875 |
| Architect | Jan Dirks |
| Architectural style(s) | Italianate, Carpenter Gothic |
| Designated | May 9, 2008[1] |
| Reference no. | 250 |
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Shipwright's Cottage has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since May 9, 2008.[4]
History
The house was originally occupied by shipwrights (or ship builders) that built scow schooners, from approximately 1875 until 1926.[4] It was constructed by carpenter Jan Dirks, for Johnson J. Dircks who was born in the Netherlands.[5] The structure was made with fir wood, and in Italianate and Carpenter Gothic architecture styles.[3][6] It originally had a windmill on the 2.4 acre property, with a private waterfront view.[6]
From 1926 until 1961, the building served as the Anderson & Cristofani boatyard office.[3] In the 1990s, the boatyard was shut down by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for illegal dredging; and the house eventually was sold to neglectful owners and fell into disrepair.[3]
Famous boats built and repaired here included the Alma (1891) boat of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, World War II-era Victory Launch boats, and possibly Jack London's boat the Snark.[6][7]
Modern-day
In 2008, the land at 900 Innes Street was donated by Joe Cassidy, a local developer, to the Tenderloin Housing Clinic for the purpose of building neighborhood housing.[8] In September 2010, the abandoned house had a roof fire; which added city agencies to pressure the Tenderloin Housing Clinic to renovate the building.[8]
In 2014, the city of San Francisco purchased the house and the land.[3][8] The Shipwright's Cottage was featured in the Joe Talbot film, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).[3]
In 2019, a US$25 million dollar grant from the John Pritzker Family Fund was awarded to help create an 8 acre-park, encompassing the property.[9] Construction for the city park will take place from 2020 until 2025, and it will surround the former boatyard, and include the newly-restored Shipwright's Cottage building, which will serve as the park's visitor's center.[2][5]
References
- "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks" (PDF). City of San Francisco. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- Whiting, Sam (2021-06-17). "S.F. is about to break ground on the most expensive park in city history". San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- "India Basin History". India Basin Neighborhood Association. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- "San Francisco Landmark 250: Shipwright's Cottage". noehill.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- Young, Kerri (2021-08-18). "Advocacy win in Shipwright's Cottage rehabilitation project". San Francisco Heritage. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- Jones, Carolyn (2005-06-10). "India Basin / Shipwright's house in sea of controversy / Preservationists, owner clash over future of humble cottage". SFGate. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- Fox, Jill (2005-05-13). "Save the Shipwright's House". SFGate. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- Bevk, Alex (2012-10-19). "Shipwright's Cottage at 900 Innes Hit With Graffiti Abatement". Curbed SF. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- King, John (2019-03-19). "$25 million in private funds to help build waterfront park in SF's Bayview". San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2022-11-15.