View northeast across Fifth Street near Market, From Old Mint. Pietro Mezzara's statue of Abraham Lincoln, seen here after its installation in front of the school in April, 1866, was originally cast in plaster and displayed at the Mechanics Institute Fair in Union Square in August, 1865. It was the first Lincoln statue erected in Lincoln's honor. Lincoln School was designed by architect William Craine, construction began in August, 1864 and was completed in July, 1865. Empty lot at right was future site of Metropolitan Temple, cornerstone laid August, 1876, dedicated August, 1877. [Lincoln School, S.F. 3682]