Pagoda in Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate ParkPagoda in Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park
Caption:Pagoda in landscape renovated by Hoichi Kurisu in 2024
Pagoda | 1910-1940 | Public Garden | Open year round | San Francisco, California
Address
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, California 94118
General Location
Type: Pagoda
Construction Date: 1910-1940
Located at Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, a Public Garden which is Open year round.
Built for the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition. Moved to the Japanese Tea Garden in April of 1916. Recent renovation completed in 2022.
Built for the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition. Moved to the Japanese Tea Garden in April of 1916. Recent renovation completed in 2022.
Cultural or historic information
Built as a display of food products as a temporary indoor structure.
Construction Information
Few details on original builders. Hired by representatives from Japan. Possibly the Japanese government or the growers displaying food products. Materials and labor are likely both from Japan. Mostly in original form. Mostly the same design as original. Thin metal roof converted to wood shingles when pagoda was moved to the garden. 2022 renovation includes bells and giboshi ordered from Morikuni in Niigata.
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