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Fallon Building History at a Glance

Fallon Building History, Tim Kelley

A Battered Beauty and San Jose Fallon House, Vicky Graham

The Way It Was, John Wullbrandt, Vicky Graham

Into the Eighties, John Wullbrandt

Be sure to view our the Fallon Building News Archives for extensive press coverage dating from 1997.

Photos of the Fallon Building.

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Carmel Fallon with Ribbons in Her Hair, Alan Martinez
 

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1894 
Fallon Building built by Carmel Fallon, legendary granddaughter of General Joaquin Ysidro Castro.

1906 
Saved from the April 18 Earthquake and marked the point where the Great Fire was halted.

1975
Became home to many Gays, art events and publications continuing into the 90's.

1996 
Purchased by Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center Project.

1997 
Friends of 1800 formed to prevent destruction of the Queen Anne Victorian.

1998 
Saved from demolition and formally recognized for outstanding preservation achievement by Gays and Lesbians at the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference in Savannah. Designated Official San Francisco Landmark #223.

1999 
Acknowledged by Vice President Al Gore as a Save America's Treasures site, a program administered by the National Trust. Ground breaking October 20 marked the beginning of the restoration of the Fallon Building and construction of the Community Center.

2002
LGBT Community Center opens.