Mission Armory
Each of these articles i found online adds another small facet to the strange history of this building. The 3 articles with * are the most useful. Developer wants penthouses atop armory* Nov 10, 2006 http://www.examiner.com/a-390557~Developer_wants_penthouses_atop_armory.html Owner plans fresh invasion of Armory April 9, 2004 http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/04/12/story4.html Inside the Belly of the Building: Behind the Armory's deformed brick facade lies a potential artists' paradise* October 9, 2000 (really great photos, nice narrative) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2000/10/10/lloyd.DTL&hw=Mission+Armory&sn=008&sc=562 Mission condo project opens a can of worms Supes' decision to halt construction has broader effect April 12, 2006 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/12/BAG3KI7IO51.DTL&hw=Mission+Armory&sn=002&sc=268 Mission Armory plan sees condo complex; Landmark building vacant for 34 years April 10, 2004 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/04/10/BUGT9635L01.DTL&hw=Mission+Armory&sn=011&sc=526 Dot-com developer storms S.F. armory Mission district fortress to be transformed into multimedia haven February 18, 2000 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2000/02/21/story1.html Cursed Armory Has Hexed Developers for Over Twenty Years* October 3, 2000 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2000/10/03/lloyd.DTL Waiting for a Miracle in the Mission January 28, 1996 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1996/01/28/SC25569.DTL&hw=Armory&sn=004&sc=645 Armory sold for $1.25 million July 24, 1996 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1996/07/24/NEWS5223.dtl&hw=Armory&sn=005&sc=625 random info on a blog. link at bottom explain the syle of brick: http://sf.metblogs.com/archives/2006/11/the_armory_building_at_14th_an.phtml   From the National Register of Historic Places: San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal Also known as Coastal Artillery Headquarters & Training Base San Francisco County - 1800 Mission St., San Francisco (22 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Woollett & Woollett, McLeran & Peterson Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Defense, Social Historic Sub-function: Arms Storage Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use		I'd heard of this idea of converting the Armory to creative uses a long time ago when I moved to the Mission in 1993. A couple years later I visited PS1 in New York and it occured to me that the Armory could be just as cool.