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US Mint
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National Register of Historic Places

US Mint

Also known as San Francisco Assay Office

On the National Register since 198838 years
Listed 1988San Francisco
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About US Mint

US Mint, at 155 Hermann St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 18, 1988. The Register lists it for its industry, economics and politics, at the national level. The listing covers 3 acres.

What it isCurrent building of the San Francisco Mint. 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 · 28 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1854 to today

  1. 1854Built
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

155 Hermann St., San Francisco · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1US MintStart here
  2. 2San Francisco State Teacher's CollegeSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Russell Warren HouseVictorian · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4House at 584 Page StreetQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Sacred Heart Parish ComplexDistrict · 0.1 mi on
Around it

35 more Register listings within a mile

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

BSwedish American HallBuilt 19070.3 miBMission DoloresSpanish Mission Style · Built 17760.4 miBSan Francisco National Guard Armory and ArsenalSpanish Style · Built 19120.4 miBSan Francisco Juvenile Court and Detention HomeLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBThe Women's BuildingBuilt 19730.6 miBTrinity Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.6 miBHouse at 1239-1245 Scott StreetItalianate Victorian0.6 miBMish HouseStick-Eastlake0.6 miBAbner Phelps HouseGothic Revival0.6 miBSt. Joseph's HospitalSpanish Renaissance Revival0.7 miBJohn Spencer HouseLate Victorian0.7 miDJackson Brewing CompanyRomanesque Revival0.7 miBSt. Joseph's Church and ComplexRomanesque Revival0.7 miBDelane HouseClassical Revival0.7 miBWilliam Westerfeld HouseStick · Built 18890.7 miBBuilding at 45-57 Beideman PlaceVictorian Italianate0.7 miBGirls ClubShingle Style0.8 miDSouthern Pacific Company Hospital Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.8 mi
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BWestern Manufacturing Company BuildingBuilding0.8 mi★San Francisco Civic Center Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.8 miBHouse at 1331-1335 Scott StreetStick Style0.8 miBBuilding at 33-35 Beideman PlaceItalianate0.8 miBBuilding at 1735-1737 Webster StreetStick/Eastlake0.8 miBBuilding at 1840-1842 Eddy StreetStick Style0.8 miDLiberty Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBJohn McMullen HouseQueen Anne0.9 miBNew Mission TheaterArt Deco0.9 miBPioneer Trunk Factory-C. A. Malm & Co.Italianate0.9 miBBuilding at 465 Tenth St.Classical Revival0.9 miBHouse at 1321 Scott StreetStick Style0.9 miBHouse at 1249-1251 Scott StreetItalianate0.9 miBSt. Paulus Lutheran ChurchCarpenter Gothic0.9 miBStadtmuller HouseItalianate0.9 miBJohn A. Whelan HouseBuilding1 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilt 19341 mi

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Questions about US Mint

Is US Mint on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 18, 1988 (Register number 88000026).

Is US Mint a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is San Francisco Civic Center Historic District, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit US Mint?

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 US Mint?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 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 123861347 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.