The Earthquake Refugee Cottage, designated as San Francisco Landmark No. 171, is a powerful reminder of resilience following the 1906 earthquake and fire. These small cottages provided emergency housing for thousands of displaced residents.
For visitors, the cottage offers a tangible connection to disaster recovery and community solidarity. It demonstrates how the city responded pragmatically and compassionately during one of its darkest moments.
Quick facts
- Coordinates: 37.7646353, -122.4828136
- Type: Monument
Address
1227 24th Avenue
OSM tags
- House number: 1227
- Street: 24th Avenue
- Building: yes
- building:colour: yellow
- Number of floors: 1
- building:material: wood
- building:use: residential
- Height: 4
- Historic: Monument
- Name: Earthquake Refugee Cottage. San Francisco Landmark No. 171
- roof:colour: green