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APOLLO (Storeship)
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National Register of Historic Places

APOLLO (Storeship)

Also known as Apollo (Shipwreck site)

On the National Register since 199135 years
Listed 1991San Francisco
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About APOLLO (Storeship)

APOLLO (Storeship), at NW corner of Sacramento and Battery Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1991. The Register lists it for its commerce, historic - non-aboriginal, transportation and maritime history, at the national level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric storeship. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

NW corner of Sacramento and Battery Sts., San Francisco · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1APOLLO (Storeship)Start here
  2. 2Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoLate 19th and 20th Century Neoclassical Revival · Built 1924 · next door
  3. 3NIANTIC (Storeship)Site · next door
  4. 4Bank of ItalySecond Renaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Pacific Gas and Electric Company Substation JClassical · next door
Around it

30 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BU.S. CustomhouseRenaissance0.1 miBMills Building and TowerChicago · Built 18920.2 miBPacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.2 miBMatson Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance0.2 miDPort of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBColombo BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miDJackson Square Historic DistrictClassical0.2 miBHobart BuildingBuilding0.3 miBHunter-Dulin BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19270.3 miBOld Ohio Street HousesBuilding0.3 miBU.S. Appraisers Stores and Immigration StationBuilding0.3 miBMutual Savings Bank BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHallidie BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBSan Francisco Fire Department Engine Co. Number 2Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.4 miBRincon AnnexStreamlined Moderne0.4 miBAudiffred BuildingFrench Mansard0.4 miBFerry Station Post Office BuildingEarly 20th Century Mediterranean Style0.4 miBUnion Ferry DepotNeo-Classical · Built 18980.4 mi
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BPier OneClassical Revival0.4 miStM.v. Santa RosaStructure0.4 miBCentral Embarcadero Piers Historic DistrictBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19180.4 miBGibb, Daniel, & Co. WarehouseMid 19th Century Brick Warehouse0.4 miBFuller Company Glass WarehouseClassical Revival0.4 miBRialto BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miDSecond and Howard Streets DistrictCommercial Style0.5 miOLotta Crabtree FountainObject0.5 miBFour Fifty Sutter BuildingModern Movement: Art Deco · Built 19290.5 miBCity of Paris BuildingNeoclassical0.5 miBHouse at 1254-1256 Montgomery StreetItalianate0.5 miBArmour & Co. BuildingLate Victorian: Italianate · Built 19070.5 mi

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Questions about APOLLO (Storeship)

Is APOLLO (Storeship) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 16, 1991 (Register number 91000561).

Is APOLLO (Storeship) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Bank of Italy, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit APOLLO (Storeship)?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of APOLLO (Storeship)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123861029 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.