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NIANTIC (Storeship)
Photo: Photo by Robert Harris-Stoertz. Painting by unknown Chinese artist (Chinese characters visible on original)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

NIANTIC (Storeship)

Also known as Bow and Associated Material Culture, NIANTIC Storeship Site

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

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

What it isWhaling vessel. 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 · 41 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

NW corner of Clay and Sansome Sts., San Francisco · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1NIANTIC (Storeship)Start here
  2. 2Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoLate 19th and 20th Century Neoclassical Revival · Built 1924 · next door
  3. 3APOLLO (Storeship)Site · next door
  4. 4U.S. CustomhouseRenaissance · next door
  5. 5Matson Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance · 0.2 mi on
Around it

30 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BPacific Gas and Electric Company Substation JClassical0.1 mi★Bank of ItalySecond Renaissance Revival0.1 miBColombo BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miDPort of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miDJackson Square Historic DistrictClassical0.2 miBOld Ohio Street HousesBuilding0.2 miBU.S. Appraisers Stores and Immigration StationBuilding0.2 miBMills Building and TowerChicago · Built 18920.3 miBPacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.3 miBGibb, Daniel, & Co. WarehouseMid 19th Century Brick Warehouse0.3 miBMutual Savings Bank BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHobart BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHunter-Dulin BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19270.4 miBHallidie BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBSan Francisco Fire Department Engine Co. Number 2Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.4 miBUnion Ferry DepotNeo-Classical · Built 18980.4 miBPier OneClassical Revival0.4 miBCentral Embarcadero Piers Historic DistrictBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19180.4 mi
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BFuller Company Glass WarehouseClassical Revival0.4 miBHouse at 1254-1256 Montgomery StreetItalianate0.4 miBArmour & Co. BuildingLate Victorian: Italianate · Built 19070.4 miOLotta Crabtree FountainObject0.5 miBFour Fifty Sutter BuildingModern Movement: Art Deco · Built 19290.5 miBCity of Paris BuildingNeoclassical0.5 miBFairmont HotelBeaux Arts Classicism0.5 miBRincon AnnexStreamlined Moderne0.5 miBAudiffred BuildingFrench Mansard0.5 miBFerry Station Post Office BuildingEarly 20th Century Mediterranean Style0.5 miStM.v. Santa RosaStructure0.5 miBBuon Gusto Sausage FactoryBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about NIANTIC (Storeship)

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

Yes. It was added on May 16, 1991 (Register number 91000563).

Is NIANTIC (Storeship) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Bank of Italy, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit NIANTIC (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 NIANTIC (Storeship)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 41 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 123861224 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.