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1906 Earthquake Refugee Cottages Still Standing
This list is a compilation of the shack survey Jane F. Cryan did in the 1980s and early 1990s, and more recent field work. This doesn't mean there aren't more cottages out there. More and more are being discovered.
Of 5,610 shacks built in 1906-1907 only 32 remain!
Take a look at the Map of Surviving Earthquake Cottages.
Bernal Heights
- 164 Bocana Street (Type C)
- 211 Mullen Avenue (Type B)
- 20 Newman Street (Two Type B)
- 43 Carver Street (Two Type B) Certified by Jane Cryan on November 28, 2004
- 673 Moultrie Street (Two Type B) Certified by Moses Corrette, March 2008
- 842 Moultrie Street (Type C)dismantled and moved to an unknown location.
Eureka Valley/Castro
- 58 Ord Street (Type B) Certified by Moses Corrette July 28, 2009
Noe Valley
- 300 Cumberland Street (One Type A and One Type B)
Ocean View
- 233 Broad Street (Type A) Certified by Moses Corrette, confirmed by Woody LaBounty on January 19, 2006.
- 74 Lobos Street (Two Type B) Certified by Moses Corrette on January 17, 2006.
- 254 Montana Street (Type B)
- 30 Niantic Street (Two Type A) Certified by Jane Cryan on March 23, 2003
Portola
- 252 Holyoke Street (One Type A and One Type B) Certified by Jane Cryan, Joe Butler and Moses Corrette November 10, 2005. One moved to the Haight district.
Presidio
- "Goldie Shacks" on Mesa Street, behind Old Post Hospital (Two Type A) These shacks were originally located at 485-34th Avenue near Geary, and were saved from demolition in 1985.
Sunset District
- 1227 24th Avenue (City Landmark #171, Three Type A, one Type B)
- 4329 - 4331 Kirkham Street (Three Type A and One Type B) - Moved to SF Zoo and Oakland
- 1224 - 46th Avenue (Type B and perhaps a Type C) Reviewed by Woody LaBounty on August 30, 2007, certified by Moses Corrette on October 5, 2007.
- 1231 47th Avenue (Type B) Reviewed by Woody LaBounty and certified by Moses Corrette on January 10, 2012.
- Santa Cruz, California
- 330 Ninth Avenue (Two Type A)
Of the 5610 refugee cottages built, over 5310 were moved from the camps starting 1907 (sfpl photo) -
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