San Francisco City Hall is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California. Re-opened in 1915 in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, it is a Beaux-Arts monument
San Francisco City Hall in 2008
The Rotunda and grand staircase
City hall, 750 Kearny Street, between Washington and Merchant streets, formerly housed the Jenny Lind Theatre
Original San Francisco City Hall, c. 1900
The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco is the California state superior court with jurisdiction over the City and County of San Francisco. Courthouse functions were incorporated int
"Scattering The Legal Vermin," a political cartoon published in The Wasp depicting the efforts of San Francisco Bar Association members William W. Morrow and James G. Maguire to rid the Superior Court of "shysters," February 11, 1893
Detail of the exterior tower
Exterior facing Redwood Street is an expression of modernism and functionality.
Interior Rotunda: Interior detail of the rotunda is abstracted neoclassical architecture and is also considered post-modern.