St. Paulus Lutheran Church, Lutheran church in Western Addition, San Francisco, United States.
St. Paulus Lutheran Church stood at 999 Eddy Street beside Jefferson Square Park, built from 1892 to 1894 for a Lutheran congregation. The building was destroyed by fire on November 5, 1995, and its San Francisco landmark status was rescinded afterwards. The site was later used as a community garden and was under construction again in April 2019.
St. Paulus Lutheran Church was built between 1892 and 1894 at 999 Eddy Street, next to Jefferson Square Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and became San Francisco Designated Landmark number 116 on October 5, 1980. A fire destroyed the church on November 5, 1995, and its landmark status was rescinded. The site was put up for sale in October 2014, and construction was underway in April 2019, with the church scheduled to reopen at the original site before the end of 2023.
The 1892–94 church appeared in the background of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), with James Stewart and Kim Novak. After the 1995 fire the site was lent to The Free Farm, which grew and gave away organic produce on a 1/3-acre parcel.
The church was destroyed by fire in 1995, so there are no services to attend at 999 Eddy Street; the site was lent to The Free Farm for growing and giving away organic produce. It was put up for sale in October 2014, and construction was underway in April 2019. The building stands beside Jefferson Square Park.
During the 1906 earthquake, firefighters protected the building at the pastor's request and it later served as shelter for people who lost their homes. This role shows how important the building was to the local community.
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