Mother's Building, Historic Italian Renaissance building at San Francisco Zoo, United States
The Mother's Building features a red Mission tiled roof with five arches supported by Corinthian columns, measuring 100 feet by 40 feet.
Herbert and Mortimer Fleishhacker donated this memorial building to San Francisco in 1925 as a dedicated space for mothers and children visiting the pool complex.
The interior walls display egg tempera murals created by Helen Forbes and Dorothy Pucinelli, while the Bruton sisters designed exterior mosaics depicting Saint Francis.
The structure remained closed since 2002 due to seismic safety concerns, with estimated repair costs exceeding 10 million dollars.
The building stands as the only remaining structure from the original Fleishhacker recreational complex and contains rare large-scale murals created by women artists.
Location: San Francisco
Inception: 1925
Architects: George W. Kelham
Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
GPS coordinates: 37.73472,-122.50250
Latest update: March 8, 2025 00:53
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