{"nrhp_refnum":"02000371","name":"San Francisco Fire Department Engine Co. Number 2","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"460 Bush St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.79094140800004,"lon":-122.40493331699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-04-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Beaux Arts firehouse at 460 Bush Street in San Francisco, built in 1908 and designed by city architect Newton J. Tharp, with a Vancouver granite front on a brick, steel and timber structure.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent example of small-scale civic architecture. It was the first firehouse rebuilt downtown after the 1906 earthquake and fire, and one of only three classically inspired firehouses built in San Francisco. Its Beaux Arts design reflects City Beautiful influence on post-1906 rebuilding, and it was promoted as a fireproof structure.","narrative":"Engine Co. No. 2 is a two-story firehouse at 460 Bush Street in San Francisco, completed in December 1908 to designs by Newton J. Tharp. Contractors Lamont & Beyer built it for about $25,000 to replace a firehouse that collapsed in the 1906 earthquake. Its three-bay front is clad in Vancouver granite, with a rusticated base, a large keystone arch and a columned upper story, while the sides and rear are brick. City publications promoted it as thoroughly fireproof, using metal-clad woodwork, wire-glass windows and steel framing. It was the first downtown firehouse rebuilt after 1906 and is one of only three classically inspired firehouses in the city. Its Beaux Arts design reflects City Beautiful ideas in the rebuilding effort. The fire department closed it in 1970. Later uses included a bank, and a 2001 rehabilitation restored the interior to near its original layout. It remains in good condition and is now an architectural studio.","period_of_significance":"1908","architect_builder":"Tharp, Newton J. (architect); Lamont & Beyer (builders)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Decommissioned as a firehouse in 1970 and later used for banking, art sales and an architectural studio; described as in good condition after a 2001 renovation that restored much of its original configuration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.70448-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/02000371.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000371/85b84fc539-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000371/85b84fc539-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Francisco_Fire_Department_Engine_Co._No._2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Francisco_Fire_Department_Engine_Co._No._2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861282","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Fire_Department_Engine_Co._Number_2","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60748951"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/san-francisco-fire-department-engine-co-number-2-02000371/"}