{"nrhp_refnum":"01000490","name":"Hale Brothers Department Store (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 Fifth St., 423-27 and 429 Stevenson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.78347639300006,"lon":-122.40805942399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Hale Brothers Department Store listing at 901 Market Street, San Francisco, adding three service/warehouse buildings (36 Fifth Street, 423-27 and 429 Stevenson Street) built in 1924 and 1926 across Stevenson Street from the main 1912 store.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the store contributes to the early twentieth century architectural character of Market Street and represents the work of the Reid Brothers. It is also tied to commerce and the development of the department store building type. The added warehouses supported the main store's operations.","narrative":"Three service buildings south of the Hale Brothers Department Store at Market and Fifth Streets in San Francisco were added to the property's registered boundary. The warehouses at 36 Fifth Street and 423-27 and 429 Stevenson Street were built in 1924 and 1926 by and for Hale Brothers and sat across Stevenson Street alley from the six-story, reinforced concrete store of 1912, designed by the Reid Brothers. Two bridges connected them to the store until 1989. The ten-story building at 36 Fifth Street has stucco cladding, Classical Revival ornament and rustication that echoes the main store. The Stevenson Street buildings are plain concrete warehouses, with the lower floors of 423-27 built as a shell for a city firehouse. The main store was rehabilitated in 1985 for retail and office use. The listing recognizes the complex for its architecture and its role in commerce, with a significance period of 1912 to 1945.","period_of_significance":"1912-1945","architect_builder":"Reid Brothers - 901 Market Street","architectural_style":"Late 19th/Early 20th Century Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The main building was rehabilitated in 1985 for combined retail and office use. The bridges linking the warehouses to the store were removed in 1989. The Mint Street elevation of 429 Stevenson is in poor condition, with nearly half its windows boarded up.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.162672-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/01000490.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861147","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/hale-brothers-department-store-boundary-increase-01000490/"}