Redstone Building
| The Redstone Building | |
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The San Francisco Labor Temple known today as the Redstone Building
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | offices and community center |
| Location | 2926-48 16th Street San Francisco |
| Coordinates | 37°45′55.34″N 122°25′5.66″W / 37.7653722°N 122.4182389°WCoordinates: 37°45′55.34″N 122°25′5.66″W / 37.7653722°N 122.4182389°W |
| Construction started | 1914 |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Opening | 1915 |
| Renovated | 1939 (addition) |
| Cost | USD $150,000 |
| Owner | David Luchessi |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel-reinforced brick facade |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Matthew O'Brien |
| Main contractor | New Wing - Moore & Roberts |
| Designated | 2004 |
| Reference no. | 238 |
The Redstone Building, also known as the Redstone Labor Temple (and formerly called "The San Francisco Labor Temple"), was constructed and operated by the San Francisco Labor Council Hall Associates. Initial planning started in 1910, with most construction work done during 1914. Its primary tenant was the San Francisco Labor Council, including 22 labor union offices as well as meeting halls. The building was a hub of union organizing and work activities and a "primary center for the city's historic labor community for over half a century."
The Redstone building played a significant role in the 1917 United Railroads Streetcar Strike as well as the San Francisco maritime strike that led to the 1934 San Francisco General Strike for better working conditions for all workers. The Redstone has been designated San Francisco's 238th landmark.
The Redstone is located at 2940 16th Street between South Van Ness, formerly Howard Street, and Capp. The building is situated on the very edge of what used to be an industrial zone, with large industrial facilities like the U.S. Steel facility, now a MUNI facility. The city also built a large armory two blocks away as part of the city's politically divisive labor history.
The North Mission District was a working-class neighborhood from around 1870 up until the 1960s. The neighborhood continues to have a large number of ornate Victorian houses nearby. The North Mission was built and mostly populated by Irish Americans, but also included a Greek community as well. Early neighbors included Woodward Gardens and an Insane asylum on Howard and 15th.
The Redstone building is within a few blocks of the Mission San Francisco de Asís, the Victoria Theater, Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, which was originally the Mack Truck company, that was then replaced by a regional St Vincent DePaul center, and Roxie Theaters in the Mission District. What is currently a Walgreens store used to be a boxing arena.
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