L A N D M A R K S


The Main Post

The historic and administrative heart of the Presidio.  Site of the original
Spanish garrison.  Includes the Presidio Army Museum, the Officers' Club, Sixth
Army Headquarters, and Pershing Square.  Also includes some modern support
facilities, such as the Gymnasium, the Bowling Center, two chapels, the
Theater, the Library, and the Child Development Center.  Buildings (total): 70;
 Historic Structures: 55; Housing Units: 26; Square Footage: 960,000. 


Letterman Complex

Dominated by the Letterman Army Medical Center (LAMC) and the Letterman Army
Institute of Research (LAIR).  Many historic structures, including several fine
Victorian houses, occupy the area.  Buildings (total): 65; Historic Structures:
43; Square Footage: 1.33 million.


Residential Areas

There are 14 separate residential areas in the Presidio, mostly in the southern
portion of the post.  Housing units range from large, single-family houses, to
densely populated apartment complexes, to modern and older barracks. 
Buildings:  317;  Historic Structures: 112; Square Footage: 1.85 million.


Fort Scott

A campus-like setting within a stone's throw of the Golden Gate Bridge. 
Constructed in Mission Revival style between 1910 and 1915 as a subpost of the
Presidio.  Centerpiece is an open-ended parade ground facing the Golden Gate
Bridge.  Buildings (total): 56; Historic Structures: 47; Square Footage:
533,000.


The Western Shore

The most natural area of the Presidio.  Includes the beaches, dunes, and cliffs
from the Golden Gate Bridge west to Baker Beach.  Site of several important and
historic coastal gun batteries.


The Forest

Planted in the 1880s, the Presidio forest includes around 400,000 Monterey
Pines, Monterey Cypress, Eucalyptus and Acacia.  Most have reached maturity,
and a vigorous program of reforestation is necessary.


Lobos Creek

The last free-flowing creek in San Francisco.  Provides nearly all the drinking
water for the Presidio.


Public Health Service Hospital Site

Within the Presidio, but not within GGNRA's boundaries, the future of this area
is uncertain.  Includes an 11-story former hospital building, several smaller
administrative buildings, and a residential compound.  Buildings (total): 21; 
Historic Structures: 17;  Square Footage: 397,000. 


Crissy Field

Where the Presidio meets San Francisco Bay.  Takes its name from the airfield
that had its heyday in the early days of military aviation.  GGNRA already
manages a heavily used 45-acre stretch of the Crissy shoreline, as well as Fort
Point National Historic Site at the far west end.  In addition to warehouse and
industrial structures, Crissy Field also includes historic cavalry barracks,
stables, and the Fort Point Coast Guard Station.  Several modern Army support
structures, such as the 85,000 square-foot Commissary and the Post Exchange
occupy prominent positions.  Buildings (total): 53; Historic Structures: 25;
Square Footage: 560,000.


Other  Features


The Presidio also includes San Francisco National Cemetery, Army Reserve
Training Center, a water treatment plant, two city parks along the southern
edge, an 18-hole golf course, 43 miles of roads, and many miles of hiking
trails.



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