{"nrhp_refnum":"79000531","name":"Girls Club","other_names":["Mission Neighborhood Capp St.Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"362 Capp St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.76063463400004,"lon":-122.41834562699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story wood frame building at 362 Capp Street in San Francisco's Mission District, built in 1911 as the Girls Club clubhouse and later known as the Mission Neighborhood Capp Street Center. A gymnasium was added in 1923.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an excellent example of the First Bay Tradition, a regional interpretation of the Shingle Style. It also marks the history of settlement-house and neighborhood-center social work in San Francisco, beginning with Rachel Wolfsohn's Girls Club. The center later hosted theater and community groups.","narrative":"Built in 1911 at 362 Capp Street in San Francisco's Mission District, this shingled wood frame building was designed by Ward & Blohme and built by L. A. Kern to house the Girls Club. Rachel Wolfsohn founded the club around the turn of the century to help girls avoid delinquency and prepare for adult responsibilities. After the 1906 earthquake destroyed its earlier building, the Capp Street lot was obtained and this clubhouse was built, opening around 1912. A matching gymnasium was added in 1923, giving the complex a U-shaped plan around a courtyard. The design is cited as an excellent example of the First Bay Tradition, with dark brown shingles, white molding, a clinker brick base and Georgian-style details. In later decades the building became a multiservice neighborhood center. It hosted the League of Women Voters, folk dance groups, the Mission Playhouse and early performances connected to the American Conservatory Theater.","period_of_significance":"1911","architect_builder":"Ward & Blohme, Architects; L. A. Kern, Builder","architectural_style":"Shingle style (First Bay Tradition) with Georgian Revival decorative elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in fair condition and occupied, in use as a neighborhood center; the nomination calls for restoration of the brown shingles and renovation of the interior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.838287-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000531.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000531/f0e984c710-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000531/f0e984c710-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girls_Club_(San_Francisco).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:Girls_Club_(San_Francisco).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861130","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_Club_(San_Francisco)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5564622"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/girls-club-79000531/"}