Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records, 1911-1979

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Summary

Title:
Ghirardelli Square architectural records
Dates:
1911-1979
Creators:
Roth, William M.
Abstract:
Includes architectural drawings, clippings, photographs, proposals, and other materials documenting the history and the development of the Ghirardelli Square commercial area in San Francisco. Volume 4 includes five photographs of the Ghirardelli pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and one photograph of the Ghirardelli pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Also in Volume 4 are Ghirardelli advertising materials and photographs of Ghirardelli billboards. Volume 8 contains photographs of the reconstruction of the Ghirardelli buildings in the 1960s.
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 carton, 8 volumes, 38 oversize folders, 16 rolls Linear feet: 16.25
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records, BANC MSS 82/84 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes architectural drawings, clippings, photographs, proposals, and other materials documenting the history and the redevelopment of the Ghirardelli Square commercial area in San Francisco. Volume 4 includes five photographs of the Ghirardelli pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and one photograph of the Ghirardelli pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Also in Volume 4 are Ghirardelli advertising materials and photographs of Ghirardelli billboards. Volume 8 contains photographs of the reconstruction of the Ghirardelli buildings in the 1960s.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1817 Domingo Ghirardelli born in Rapallo, Italy
1849
Ghirardelli immigrates to California, following his former neighbor, James Lick.
Ghirardelli successfully opens stores in San Francisco and Stockton.
Circa 1856 Ghirardelli opens a store on Jackson street. This store thrives for over 40 years.
1889 Ghirardelli signs the business over to his sons.
1899 Ghirardelli's sons build the "Chocolate Building" on property they purchased overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
1900 Construction of the "Cocoa Building."
1901 Construction of the "clock Tower."
1915 Construction of the "Power House."
1960s
Golden Grain Macaroni Company purchases Ghirardelli Chocolate and relocates operations.
William Matson Roth and his mother, Mrs. William P. Roth, purchase the entire Ghirardelli block.
Ghirardelli Square opens and is considered the first successful adaptive reuse project in the country.
Acquisition information:
The Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records were given to The Bancroft Library by William M. Roth on January 25,1982.
Processing information:

Processed by Bancroft Library staff.

Arrangement:

Arranged to the container level.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:
© 2007
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by Finding Aid author(s) via EAD XPress; markup validated by The Bancroft Library staff using OAC validation tools; Date of source: July 2009

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records, BANC MSS 82/84 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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