Old St. Mary's Church, San Francisco
This is a Chinatown landmark.
This is a Chinatown landmark. A beautiful brick building, it is the oldest Roman Catholic church in San Francisco.
Hours
Sun
8:00
15:00
Mon
7:00
19:00
Tue
7:00
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Wed
7:00
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Thu
7:00
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Fri
7:00
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Sat
10:00
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About Old St. Mary's Church
660 California Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
+1 415-288-3800
Old St. Mary's Church and Nearby Sights on Map
Sing Fat Building and Sing Chong Building
Two great examples of multi-tiered pagoda buildings on opposite sides of the intersection
Bank of America SF
Pagoda style building with a three tiered roof and decorated with ornate gold dragons and medallions on the outside
First Chinese Baptist Church
Established in the year 1880 as one of the oldest churches in the city, it is worth a visit
St. Mary's Park
This park boasts an Art Deco statue of Sun Yat-Sen, created by sculptor Benny Bufano in the 1930s
San Francisco Chinatown
Erected in 1970, this ornate dragon-crested gate, marks the southern entrance to Chinatown
Bank of Canton
Built in 1891, it was destroyed and rebuilt in 1909, originally the building housed the country's only Chinese telephone exchange
Norras Temple
This is the oldest Buddhist temple in the city and was named after the Norras Buddhist Temple in Tibet
Chinese Railroad Workers Mural
A mural by Amy Nelder depicting the early Chinese workers who settled the area in the 1870s to work on the transcontinental railroad
Tin How Temple
This tiny temple is the oldest Taoist temple in the country
Portsmouth Square
This is the largest area of open space in Chinatown, bordered by Kearny St, Washington St, Clay St, and Walter Lum Place