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Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

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Anderson-Christofani Shipyard, Innes Avenue & Griffith Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

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STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr
Significance: This shipyard is most notable for retaining the last steam powered winch on the West Coast. The winch powers the marine railway and allows ships to be "pulled" from the water for repairs. A brief write-up on the site may be found in the San Francisco Examiner July 29, 1975 (p. 45).
Survey number: HAER CA-14
Building/structure dates: 1875 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Anderson, Walter
Christofani, Alfred
American Hoist & Derrick Company
Mead-Morrison Manufacturing Company
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San Francisco, California, United States37.72444, -122.38260
Google Map of 37.7244421, -122.3826037
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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