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Pier One
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National Register of Historic Places

Pier One

On the National Register since 199927 years
Classical RevivalListed 1999San Francisco
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Pier One

Pier One, at Pier One, The Embarcadero (at Washington St.), was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 5, 1999. The Register lists it for its commerce, transportation and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 103 other California listings. The listing covers 2.7 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSan Francisco. 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 · 50 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Pier One, The Embarcadero (at Washington St.), San Francisco · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Pier OneStart here
  2. 2M.v. Santa RosaStructure · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Central Embarcadero Piers Historic DistrictBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 1918 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Gibb, Daniel, & Co. WarehouseMid 19th Century Brick Warehouse · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Fuller Company Glass WarehouseClassical Revival · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BUnion Ferry DepotNeo-Classical · Built 18980.1 miBRincon AnnexStreamlined Moderne0.3 miBAudiffred BuildingFrench Mansard0.3 miBFerry Station Post Office BuildingEarly 20th Century Mediterranean Style0.3 miBU.S. CustomhouseRenaissance0.3 miDJackson Square Historic DistrictClassical0.3 miBPacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.4 miBMatson Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance0.4 miBFederal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoLate 19th and 20th Century Neoclassical Revival · Built 19240.4 miSAPOLLO (Storeship)Site0.4 miSNIANTIC (Storeship)Site0.4 miBPacific Gas and Electric Company Substation JClassical0.5 mi★Bank of ItalySecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBColombo BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBOld Ohio Street HousesBuilding0.5 miBU.S. Appraisers Stores and Immigration StationBuilding0.5 miBArmour & Co. BuildingLate Victorian: Italianate · Built 19070.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Fuller Company Glass Warehouse0.4 mi away
Colombo Building0.5 mi away
Old U.S. MintBuilt 1874 · 1.2 mi away
Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District1.2 mi away

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Questions about Pier One

Is Pier One on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 5, 1999 (Register number 98001551).

Is Pier One a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Bank of Italy, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Pier One?

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 Pier One?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 50 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 123861250 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.