Montgomery Block

San Francisco County · Southeast corner of Montgomery and Washington, San Francisco · location approximate

This is the site of San Francisco's first fireproof building, erected in 1853 by Henry Wager Halleck, and was the headquarters for many outstanding lawyers, financiers, writers, actors, and artists. James King of William, editor of the Bulletin, died here after being shot by James Casey, May 14, 1856. This building escaped destruction in the fire of 1906.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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