FERRY+BUILDING+HISTORY

When I got to the foot of Market Street, I was standing in front of A.Page Brown’s creation. The building he designed is …THE FERRY BUILDING! The huge steel building was built in 1898. It is one of San Francisco’s most cherished landmarks. I hope you get to visit it to!

 FERRY BUILDING HISTORY. It was remodeled in the 1950s. In 1892, an issue to build a new ferry building passed by California voters. Construction started in 1896. It took 4 years to build. The Ferry building was built in 1898. It opened in 1898. The Ferry Building received its first schedule in July of 1898. Before there were offices there, there were ticket counters, booths, waiting areas and public spaces.

 ABOUT A. PAGE BROWN. The architect of the building was A. Page Brown. A. Page Brown wanted the building to be 840 feet, but it turned out to be only 666 feet.

 THE FERRY HOUSE! The building turned into the Ferry House in the 1950’s. Before it was the Ferry building, it was the Ferry house. The Ferry House opened in 1877. In the1950’s, there was not a lot of use for the Ferry House. It survived one earthquake in 1906. In 1955 most of the space turned into office buildings.

 WHY IS THE FERRY BUILDING SPECIAL? It is the largest building over water in the world! It survived through one earthquake in 1989. It has been a landmark for more then 100 years!

WHO RESTORED THE FERRY BUILDING? Wilson Meany Sullivan has restored the Ferry Building to its original.

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