Telegraph Hill
The Telegraph Hill is a hill and neighborhood in San Francisco . It represents one of over 40 elevations in the urban area and reaches a maximum height of 83 m. Along with Russian Hill and Nob Hill, it most clearly shapes the cityscape of downtown San Francisco.
history
The Telegraph Hill owes its name to a mechanical signaling device ( semaphore ), a mast with two moveable arms, the position of which indicated the type of incoming ships to the residents before the introduction of electrical telegraphy since September 1849 .
Telegraph Hill is home to some of the oldest houses of Victorian architecture common to San Francisco. The great fire of 1906 did not extend to the eastern part of the hill, so some of the oldest buildings in the city of San Francisco have been preserved here. For example, there are some Victorian houses from before 1860 on Union Street, which are attributable to the Carpenter Gothic style. At Alta Place there is even what is believed to be the oldest surviving building in San Francisco from 1852.
In 1934 the Coit Tower was built on Telegraph Hill. The 64 m high tower was built by Arthur Brown Jr. and Henry Howard. The building was commissioned by the wealthy Lillie Hitchcock Coit, who was a great admirer of the San Francisco firefighters and who had the tower built in honor of the fire department. Furthermore, it should enrich the cityscape and serve as a lookout tower. From the observation deck you still have a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of San Francisco and the Golden Gate .
gallery
Street on Telegraph Hill with the Coit Tower
Telegraph Hill from a boat in San Francisco Bay
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rand Richards: Historic San Francisco. A concise history and guide. P. 250.
- ^ Rand Richards: Historic San Francisco. A concise history and guide. P. 251.
- ^ Rand Richards: Historic San Francisco. A concise history and guide. P. 272.
Coordinates: 37 ° 48 ′ 8.6 ″ N , 122 ° 24 ′ 20.7 ″ W.