. Five decades, MDCCCLIII-MCMIII; historical record. THIRD BUILDING OCCUPIED BY THE ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON STREETFormer buildings long since removed to give place to more modern structures. KKlGIl I AM) DARK DAYS. 1 5 of Storing the books, closing the rooms, and opening again when better circumstances might seem to fa\or it — all this because of a debt of three hundred dollars. A tew brave souls defeated this proposition, and pushcii out for better First Property circumstances. Juirly in the year of 1864, the building Acquired represented by the following cut was purchased, on leased ground,
. Five decades, MDCCCLIII-MCMIII; historical record. THIRD BUILDING OCCUPIED BY THE ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON STREETFormer buildings long since removed to give place to more modern structures. KKlGIl I AM) DARK DAYS. 1 5 of Storing the books, closing the rooms, and opening again when better circumstances might seem to fa\or it — all this because of a debt of three hundred dollars. A tew brave souls defeated this proposition, and pushcii out for better First Property circumstances. Juirly in the year of 1864, the building Acquired represented by the following cut was purchased, on leased ground, at ^22 California Street, between Montgomery and Kearny, and fitted up for the use of the Association, at a cost of $2,100. Ihis e\ent marked an era in the history of the. FIRST BUILDING OWNED BV THE S.\N FRANCISCO ASSOCIATION. Where the German Savings and Loan Society Bank now stands, 52J Calitornia Street. The Second .Association Buildinj; owned in the Inited Slates. i6 FIVE DECADES. Association, which was duly celebrated July i8, 1864, by aninformal reception to early friends and members of the i\sso-ciation. These came in force to congratulate the memberson their changed relations from lessee to lessor, the first floorbeing let for double the amount of the ground rent. E. Kittredge gave the address of the evening, which wasotherwise given over to music and social converse. In January, 1868, ground was broken for the buildingrepresented by the cut below, occupied bv the Association,at 232 Sutter Street, and considered at that time one of themost beautiful In the city.
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