The Presidio of San Francisco, originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or Royal Presidio of San Francisco, located at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, has been a fortified location since September 17th, 1776 when New Spain made it the military center of their colonization of the area. It passed to Mexico, which in turn passed it to the United States in 1848. As part of a military reduction program, Congress voted in 1989 to end the Presidio's status as an active military installation and on October 1, 1994, it was transferred to the National Park Service, ending 219 years of military use and beginning its next phase of mixed commercial and public use. The park is characterized by many wooded areas, hills, and scenic vistas overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
California Landmark #79
Presidio of San Francisco National Register # 66000232 (1966)
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