Lotta Crabtree Fountain
Also known as: Lotta's FountainMarket, Geary, and Kearny Sts., San Francisco, California
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Lotta Crabtree Fountain
Photo taken by Richard Doody in July 2010
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Coordinates:
+37.78791, -122.4033237°47'16" N, 122°24'12" W
Description
In 1875, actress Lotta Crabtree commissioned a fountain for the intersection of Kearny, Market, Third and Geary streets.
After the 1906 Earthquake and Fire the fountain became a gathering point for survivors. Names of the dead, the missing, and the found were posted. On Christmas Eve, Luisa Tetrazzini sang at the fountain (an event commemorated with a plaque on the upper portion of the fountain). Every year since, on April 18, at 5:13 AM, well into the 21st Century, the survivors have gathered in remembrance.
Lotta Crabtree's final public appearance in San Francisco was in 1915, "Lotta Crabtree Day" at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco Designated Landmark No.73
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1975
- Reference number
- 75000475
- Areas of significance
- Art; Social History
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction; B - Person
- Property type
- Object
- Historic function
- Street furniture/object
- Current function
- Street furniture/object
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1875; 1910; 1916
Update Log
- April 20, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Added historical information
- April 27, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- January 24, 2017: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger