Old Mint
Landmark1940–2025
138 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1940–2025: 128 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 10 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
- Kind
- Landmark
- Assessor block
- 3704
- Records
- 138: 128 Board decisions, 10 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1940–2025
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 138 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-04-29 | City applies to the federal government for the old Mint land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-08-26 | City accepts land from the United States beside the old Mint | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-07-29 | Supervisor Christopher wrote to the Federal Government asking it to declare the old Mint Building at Fifth and Mission surplus; no Board action was taken. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-03-09 | Supervisor Mancuso asks about buying the old Mint building | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-03-16 | Supervisors press the federal government for the old Mint site | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-10-04 | Old Mint site declared necessary for public purposes, and a list of surplus city properties for possible exchange was requested. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-02-10 | Board urged Congress to reject funding for converting the Old Mint into a [name withheld] museum and allow private disposal. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-10-14 | Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution asking the Secretary of the Interior to reconsider designating the Old Mint Building a historic site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-02-02 | Reaffirmed policy that the Old Mint Building be sold to private interests and returned to the tax roll. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966-08-08 | Resolution adopted urging acquisition of the old Mint Building for preservation as an historic monument. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966-08-08 | City urges buying old Mint Building as a historic monument | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-06-10 | Resolution reaffirms support for preserving the Old Mint Building as a historical landmark. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-06-10 | City backs keeping the Old Mint as a historic landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-10-07 | Old Mint purchase proposal, including talks with the federal General Services Administration, sent back to Finance Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-10-07 | A proposal to have the Director of Property negotiate with the federal General Services Administration over the Old Mint at Fifth and Mission was sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-10-21 | The Board adopted Resolution 705-68, asking the Director of Property to confer with federal GSA on the Old Mint at Fifth and Mission Streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-10-21 | Director of Property to price the Old Mint at Fifth Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-06-02 | Urged city to buy Old Mint building for preservation; sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-06-02 | Supervisor Mendelsohn asked a committee to study City purchase of the Old Mint Building; the item was referred to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-07-14 | Supervisor Mendelsohn asked federal and college officials to retain the old Mint Building rather than demolish it. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-10-05 | Restoring the Old Mint as a museum and courthouse to be endorsed; passed first reading only. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-08-09 | Request to federal government to reopen Old Mint still pending. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-01-10 | Board resolution urging the federal government to keep the Old Mint open was adopted as amended. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-01-10 | City strongly urges federal government to keep Old Mint open. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-08-12 | Plaques to mark the [name withheld] from the old Mint | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002 | Mayor's Office of Economic Development proposes accepting a $498,900 (≈ $934,404 in 2026 dollars) federal grant to restore the Old Mint; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-11-18 | Mayor's Office of Economic Development proposes accepting a $498,900 (≈ $934,404 in 2026 dollars) federal grant to preserve and restore the Old Mint; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-11-25 | Resolution urging federal and state funding of $10 million (≈ $18.7 million in 2026 dollars) each for the Old Mint seismic upgrade and restoration was referred for adoption. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-11-25 | Resolution proposed urging federal and state funding of $10,000,000 (≈ $18.7 million in 2026 dollars) each for seismic upgrade of the Old Mint; referred. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-12-09 | Resolution urges federal and state governments each to contribute $10 million (≈ $18.7 million in 2026 dollars) toward the seismic upgrade of the Old Mint. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-12-09 | Resolution urging federal and state funding of $10 million (≈ $18.7 million in 2026 dollars) each for the Old Mint seismic upgrade was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003 | Proposed resolution would have the City accept title to the Old Mint at 88 Fifth Street for $1.00 (≈ $1.83 in 2026 dollars) from the federal government. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-06-10 | Board endorsed the City negotiating exclusively with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society to develop the Old Mint. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-06-10 | City accepts title to the Old Mint building under a deed and programmatic agreement. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-06-10 | City agrees to negotiate Old Mint development with a museum group. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-06-10 | City takes ownership of the Old Mint building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-11-25 | Supervisor Peskin proposed letting the Old Mint landmark sell development rights and receive artwork funds; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | Endorsed the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's state grant application to preserve the historic Old Mint as a San Francisco History Museum. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | Resolution extending the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the Old Mint was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-04-20 | Planning Code amendment letting the Old Mint sell development rights and accept artwork funds passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-04-27 | Ordinance passed letting the Old Mint landmark sell transferable development rights and accept artwork contributions for restoration. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-04-27 | Old Mint may sell development rights and take art funds for repairs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-04-27 | Old Mint may sell development rights and take art funds for repairs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005 | Resolution extends the negotiating agreement between the City and the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the Old Mint. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005 | Board extended the deadline for negotiating development of the Old Mint with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005 | Board adopted an item on transferable development rights for the Old Mint, sponsored by Supervisors Peskin and Mirkarimi. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005 | Resolution extends the expiration date of the Old Mint negotiating agreement with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-06-28 | City extends talks with museum group on Old Mint reuse. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-12-06 | Supervisor Peskin proposes extending the Old Mint development negotiating agreement with the Museum and Historical Society; referred. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006 | Resolution authorizes the director of property to record a transfer of development rights from the Old Mint. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006 | Supervisor Peskin proposes endorsing the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's grant application to seismically retrofit the historic Old Mint; referred to next meeting. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-17 | Supervisors to back grant request for Old Mint earthquake repairs. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-24 | Resolution endorses the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's state grant application to seismically retrofit the historic Old Mint, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-24 | San Francisco Museum and Historical Society’s state grant application to seismically retrofit the historic Old Mint is endorsed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-24 | Old Mint seismic retrofit and history museum grant backed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-24 | Old Mint seismic retrofit and history museum grant backed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-28 | Resolution authorizes the city's property director to record a transfer of development rights from the Old Mint. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-28 | Director of Property authorized to record a transfer of development rights from the Old Mint under Planning Code Section 128. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-09-26 | The Board adopted a resolution approving a development agreement and lease for the Old Mint with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-11-04 | Amendment extending performance dates in the Old Mint development agreement with the Museum and Historical Society was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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