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San Francisco, United States

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Catholic cathedral· Place of worship· Church· Tourist attraction

Old Saint Mary's Cathedral Reviews | Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Old Saint Mary's Cathedral is located in San Francisco, United States on 660 California St. Old Saint Mary's Cathedral is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category catholic cathedral in United States.

Address

660 California St

Phone

+1 4152883800

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Jules Vill

Good location and very welcoming people. And they comply with Covid-19 protocols. Just nice to be inside the church.

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Josue Avila

Inside didn't smell too pleasant. The Tabernacle is oddly placed to the side into a smaller area so I'm guessing the main sanctuary isn't often used. Front end museum was interesting.

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AlisaK Moore

I always love visiting this beautiful historic church just on the Edge of Chinatown in San Francisco. When you are inside the church you really get a sense of the years of Prayer that have taken place there. It feels very sacred. The church survived the 1906 earthquake and fire and was once the tallest building in San Francisco. Just around the corner in the basement of the church is a giant religious supplies store where you can just about find anything you want Including beautiful gifts that aren't specifically religious-themed. After my most recent visit to the church I enjoyed a stroll through Chinatown at dusk. The entire visit was enchanting.

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Amanda Schnitker

I didn't get to go inside. However, being able to walk around the outside and see the cathedral from across the way was fantastic enough.

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Old Saint Mary's Cathedral is San Francisco Landmark 2 and California Historical Landmark 810. It was built in 1854 and rebuilt in 1909 after it was damaged by the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. It was the first Roman Catholic Cathedral in California. It is the second oldest church in San Francisco still in use. In 1891, a new St. Mary's Church was built on Van Ness Avenue to replace Old St. Mary's Church as the cathedral. The brick building is Victorian Gothic in style. The stone foundations were cut to order in China. The bricks came from New England. The original design included a two hundred foot spire which was never built. The built tower is ninety feet high. The plinth, embrasure caps, buttresses, tower door, mouldings and crockets, as well as the corbels of the windows, are of cut stone. The pinnacles and parapet of the tower are also of cut stone.

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