Chinatown, San Francisco
Institutions

Chinatown, San Francisco

Section Title: Institutions
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No	Name	Year	Address	Notability	Image

1	Dragon Gate	1970	Grant at Bush	Southern entrance to Chinatown on Grant. One of the most photographed locations.	-

2	Saint Mary's Square	—	651 California	Features statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, by Beniamino Bufano and a memorial for Chinese-American veterans of World Wars I and II.	St Mary's Square 03.JPG

3	Sing Chong building	1907	601–615 Grant	Designed by Ross & Burgren and among the earliest buildings erected after the 1906 earthquake. Strong influence on Chinatown architecture.	-

Sing Fat building	1907	573 Grant	-

4	Nam Kue Chinese School	1925	755 Sacramento	Private school offering classes in Chinese culture, history, and language.	Nam Kue Chinese School - San Francisco, CA - DSC02361.JPG

5	Portsmouth Square	1800s	733 Kearny	Oldest public space in San Francisco.	Portsmouth Square 2.JPG

6	Chinese Telephone Exchange	1909	743 Washington	All calls to Chinatown were routed by name and occupation until 1948.	-

7	Tin How Temple	1910	125 Waverly	Oldest Taoist temple in Chinatown.	-

8	Ross Alley	1849	Between Jackson, Washington, Grant, and Stockton	Often used as a backdrop for films.	-

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company	1962	56 Ross Alley	Working fortune cookie factory and shop.	-

9	Chinese Hospital	1925 (demolished), 1977, 2017	845 Jackson	Only Chinese-language hospital in United States.	-

10	Chinese Historical Society of America	1932	965 Clay	Former YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan	-

11	Six Companies	c.1907 (remodeled 1950s)	843 Stockton	Sometimes called the "White House" of Chinatown.	-

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The Chinese Historical Society of America is housed in a building designed by Julia Morgan as a YWCA, at 965 Clay.

final_sentence: The Chinese Historical Society of America is housed in a building designed by Julia Morgan as a YWCA, at 965 Clay.