{"nrhp_refnum":"75000475","name":"Lotta Crabtree Fountain","other_names":["Lotta's Fountain"],"category":"object","location":{"address":"Market, Geary, and Kearny Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.78795801600006,"lon":-122.40314015099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cast iron statue and fountain about 24 feet tall, standing at Market, Geary and Kearny Streets in San Francisco. It was given to the city by entertainer Lotta Crabtree and dedicated in 1875, with castings made in Philadelphia.","why_significant":"The fountain is a familiar city memorial tied to Lotta Crabtree, a famed 19th century stage performer who gave it in gratitude to San Francisco. It survived the 1906 earthquake and fire and became the site of major public events, including Luisa Tetrazzini's 1910 Christmas Eve concert before an estimated 250,000 people. Annual earthquake memorial services are still held there.","narrative":"Lotta's Fountain is a 24-foot cast iron fountain and statue at the meeting of Market, Geary and Kearny Streets in San Francisco. Its sections were cast in Philadelphia and shipped west, and it rests on an eight-foot-square granite base. Brass medallions show California scenes, and griffin heads on the basins spout water. Entertainer Lotta Crabtree, who first won fame performing for miners in the Sierra camps, donated it to the city as thanks, and Mayor James Otis dedicated it on 9 September 1875. In 1916 an eight-foot section carrying a lamp was added to match the new Path of Gold street lamps. The fountain survived the 1906 earthquake and fire and became a civic gathering place. About 250,000 people came to hear Luisa Tetrazzini sing there on Christmas Eve 1910, and violinist Jan Kubelik drew a crowd in 1911. Each April a memorial service marks the earthquake anniversary. The city renovated the fountain in 1974.","period_of_significance":"1875","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Renovated, repaired and painted in 1974 as part of the Market Street beautification program; rededicated on 20 August 1974.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.202539-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/75000475.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000475/edb6d96990-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000475/edb6d96990-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Patigian, Haig, 1876-1950, sculptor.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lotta%27s_fountain.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Patigian, Haig, 1876-1950, sculptor.</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lotta%27s_fountain.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861197","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotta%27s_Fountain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12061379"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/lotta-crabtree-fountain-75000475/"}