2026-08-26 18:45 UTC
Protestant Orphan Asylum Oct 17, 1901
Near the corner of Waller and Buchanan, the imposing building housed thousands of children between 1854 and the 1920s. Built outside the city limits, two surrounding streets were named for instrumental leaders of the organization, Weltha Haight and Elizabeth Waller (from the DH Wulzen glass plates) #sfhistory #sfmemory
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@DavidGallagher@sfba.social 2026-08-26 18:46
Woody wrote a great history of the Orphan Asylum: https://www.sanfranciscostory.com/orphan-asylum/
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@meganL@mas.to 2026-08-26 18:47
@DavidGallagher@sfba.social Wow. Rare to find things named for women and even rarer to find two!