Admission Day Monument
Admission Day Monument and Market Street in San Francisco in 2005
The Admission Day Monument is an 1897 sculpture by Douglas Tilden, located at the intersection of Market Street and Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States.[1] Other names for the sculpture include Admission Day,[2] the Admission Day Fountain,[1] the California Admissions Day Monument,[3] Native Son Monument,[1] Native Sons Monument, and Native Sons' Monument. The work was commissioned by Mayor James D. Phelan and unveiled on September 5, 1897.[4]
See also
- Mechanics Monument, another sculpture by Douglas Tilden on Market Street
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kaprielian, Ulla. "Douglas Tilden". Guidelines. San Francisco City Guides. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ Jones, Noa. "Douglas Tilden: Monument Sculptor". FoundSF. Shaping San Francisco. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ Zamora, Jim Herron (September 6, 2007). "Results: Day 126: S.F. homecoming for bronze octopus". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Hidden Treasures". Market Street Association. Retrieved July 17, 2013.