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JULY 9, 1977: San Francisco’s Ferry Building, designed by architect Willis Polk, was designated a San Francisco historical landmark.

JULY 9, 1977: San Francisco’s Ferry Building, designed by architect Willis Polk, was designated a San Francisco historical landmark.

No architect made a bigger impact on San Francisco’s skyline than Willis Polk. Between 1906-1914 he designed 106 commercial and residential buildings throughout the Bay…

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JULY 5, 1936: William B. Bourn II died at Filoli, his San Mateo country estate. At the time of his death he was the wealthiest man in San Francisco, if not the world.

JULY 5, 1936: William B. Bourn II died at Filoli, his San Mateo country estate. At the time of his death he was the wealthiest man in San Francisco, if not the world.

In 1850 William B. Bourn arrived in San Francisco and in 1869 opened the Empire Gold Mine of Grass Valley in the Sierra Nevada foothills….

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