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National Register of Historic Places

Compton's Cafeteria

Also known as Gene Compton's Cafeteria

On the National Register since 20251 years
Listed 2025San Francisco
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Compton's Cafeteria

Compton's Cafeteria, at 101-102 Taylor St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 27, 2025. The Register lists it for its social history, at the national level. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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101-102 Taylor St., San Francisco · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Compton's CafeteriaStart here
  2. 2Herald HotelNeoclassical · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Glide Memorial ChurchBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Hotel CalifornianLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Spanish/Colonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Geary TheatreLate Victorian · Built 1909 · next door
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DMarket Street Theatre and Loft DistrictCommercial Style0.1 mi★U.S. Post Office and CourthouseBeaux-Arts · Built 19050.2 miBSan Francisco Central YMCABuilding0.2 mi★Old U.S. MintClassical Revival · Built 18740.2 miBHaas Candy FactoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century Commercial Style0.2 miBYMCA HotelRomanesque Revival0.2 miBHale Brothers Department Store (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and Early 20th Century Commercial Style0.2 miBHale Brothers Department StoreRenaissance0.2 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilt 19340.3 mi★San Francisco Civic Center Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBJessie Street SubstationClassical0.4 miBBuilding at 735 Market StreetEarly 20th Century Revival: Beaux Arts0.4 miBKrotoszyner, Dr. Martin M., Medical Offices and HouseBeaux Arts Classicism0.4 miBCoffin-Redington BuildingModern Movement: Moderne0.4 miBWoman's Athletic Club of San FranciscoItalian Renaissance · Built 19170.4 miDLower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel DistrictRenaissance0.4 miBWestern Manufacturing Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miSDon Lee BuildingItalian Renaissance0.5 mi
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DUptown Tenderloin Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miOLotta Crabtree FountainObject0.5 miBFour Fifty Sutter BuildingModern Movement: Art Deco · Built 19290.5 miBCity of Paris BuildingNeoclassical0.5 miBMutual Savings Bank BuildingBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Compton's Cafeteria

Is Compton's Cafeteria on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 27, 2025 (Register number 100008499).

Is Compton's Cafeteria a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Compton's Cafeteria?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.