Title
Buddhist Church of San Francisco
Subject
Japantown, San Francisco, Buddhist Church of San Francisco, Pine Street, 1906 Earthquake, Gough Street, Polk Street
Description
A family standing out front of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco in 1934. The Buddhist Church was founded in 1898 and was the first Pure Land Buddhist Church in America. The Church was originally located at 807 Polk Street but was destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake. The church then moved to a house at 1607 Gough Street where it stayed until 1910 when the property at 1881 Pine Street was purchased. The church officially opened in 1914 and has been serving the San Francisco Buddhist community for over a hundred years.
Source
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Date
1934
Rights
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library