St. Paulus Lutheran Church

St. Paulus Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
San Francisco Designated Landmark No. 116
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Location	999 Eddy Street, San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°46′56″N 122°25′21″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1894 (1894)
Architect	Krafft, Julius E.; Bluns, C.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Other, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.	82002251[1]
SFDL No.	116
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 11, 1982
Designated SFDL	(rescinded)[2]

999 Eddy Street community garden in 2012

St. Paulus Lutheran Church was a historic church located at 999 Eddy Street in San Francisco, California. The church was built from 1892 to 1894 and was located next to Jefferson Square Park.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. On October 5, 1980, the church became San Francisco Designated Landmark number 116. The church's designated landmark status was rescinded after the church was destroyed by fire on November 5, 1995.[3]

History

The church loaned a 1⁄3 acre (1,300 m^2) parcel of the site to The Free Farm, for growing and giving away organic produce.[4][5] On October 7, 2014, the San Francisco real estate website Socketsite announced the church had put the site up for sale.[6] Construction was underway at the site in April 2019, and Saint Paulus is scheduled to reopen at this original site before the end of 2023.

In popular culture

The church is seen in the background of a few shots in the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart and Kim Novak.

See also

• List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks" (PDF). City of San Francisco. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
3. Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle (November 6, 1995)
4. "From The Flames Of St. Paulus The Free Farm Blooms". SocketSite. September 1, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
5. Atkins, Dorothy (November 15, 2013). "Free Farm Must Close, Greenhouse Needs Home". Mission Local. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
6. "Church Selling Hayes Valley Free Farm Site for Condos", Socketsite (October 7, 2014)

External links

Media related to St. Paulus Lutheran Church at Wikimedia Commons

• St. Paulus Lutheran Church at NoeHill with historic photos
• Historic photo at SF Main Library collection (1964)
• KQED website of Vertigo locations including St. Paulus (February 22, 2013)
• Facebook page for historic site
• Saint Paulus Lutheran Church official website