Julia Morgan Building
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| image_caption = Julia Morgan Building front elevation
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| architectural_style = Jacobean Revival
| address = 3400 Laguna Street
San Francisco, California
| years_built = 1924
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| opened_date = 1925
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| owner = San Francisco Ladies Protection and Relief Society
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| material = brick, terracota, slate, reinforced concrete
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| architect = Julia Morgan
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| structural_engineer = Walter T. Steilberg
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| website = {{URL|https://heritageonthemarina.org/}} -->
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The Julia Morgan Building is a Jacobean Revival building commissioned by the San Francisco Ladies Protection and Relief Society. The building was designed by Julia Morgan {{r|beans1953|p=}}{{r|chase2003}} and opened its doors in 1925{{r|wilson1970|p=}}.
Constructed with reinforced concrete for earthquake resilience, the structure showcases a blend of brick, terracotta, and slate, adorned with Tudor rose motifs that symbolize love and protection{{r|wilson1970|p=}}.
Today, as Heritage on the Marina{{r|propublica}}, the premises serves as a retirement community for the elderly{{r|hotmHealth}}{{r|hotmAbout}}.
See also
- [https://heritageonthemarina.org/ Official website]
- Julia Morgan
- List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks
- Marina District, San Francisco
Further reading
- Beans, Rowena, 1953, Inasmuch; the one-hundred year history of the San Francisco Ladies Protection and Relief Society, 1853–1953, Edited by Carol Green Wilson. San Francisco: James J. Gillick and Co.
- Chase, Ashley, 2003, Our Heritage : the San Francisco Ladies' Protection and Relief Society: 1853-2003, the first 150 years, San Francisco Ladies Protection and Relief Society.
- Wilson, Carol Green, 1970, A History of The Heritage, 1853–1970, San Francisco Ladies' Protection and Relief Society.
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