{"name":"Old Mint","city":"San Francisco, California","canonical_url":"https://gydeinfo.com/san-francisco/places/old-mint/","markdown_url":"https://gydeinfo.com/san-francisco/places/old-mint.md","updated_at":"2026-06-18T23:30:32.016554+00:00","facts":[{"claim":"The venue offers over 90,000 square feet of event space.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com","source_title":"The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:58.448719+00:00","fact_type":"capacity","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.98},{"claim":"The venue’s listed capacity is 999.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com","source_title":"The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:58.448719+00:00","fact_type":"capacity","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.96},{"claim":"The venue includes ornate ballrooms, sunlit spaces, towering columns, and an outdoor courtyard.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com","source_title":"The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:58.448719+00:00","fact_type":"architecture","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.94},{"claim":"The Mint is located near the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com","source_title":"The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:58.448719+00:00","fact_type":"location","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.84},{"claim":"The City of San Francisco bought the Old Mint from the federal government in 2003 for a single 1879 silver dollar.","citation":"https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/sf-old-mint-tour-inside-history-14829093.php","source_title":"We peeked inside San Francisco's incredible Old Mint building","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:57.627475+00:00","fact_type":"history","as_of":"2003","confidence":0.99},{"claim":"The Old Mint is city-owned as of the article’s publication.","citation":"https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/sf-old-mint-tour-inside-history-14829093.php","source_title":"We peeked inside San Francisco's incredible Old Mint building","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:57.627475+00:00","fact_type":"significance","as_of":"2003","confidence":0.9},{"claim":"The Museum of San Francisco’s vault exhibit at the Old Mint is open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM.","citation":"https://www.sfhistory.org/vaultexhibit","source_title":"Vault Exhibit | Museum of San Francisco","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.839455+00:00","fact_type":"hours","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.95},{"claim":"Admission to the vault exhibit requires a free ticket.","citation":"https://www.sfhistory.org/vaultexhibit","source_title":"Vault Exhibit | Museum of San Francisco","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.839455+00:00","fact_type":"admission","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.98},{"claim":"The site is identified as the location of the first U.S. branch mint in the West.","citation":"https://www.sfhistory.org/vaultexhibit","source_title":"Vault Exhibit | Museum of San Francisco","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.839455+00:00","fact_type":"significance","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.95},{"claim":"Visitors can view the underground brick vault from the main exhibit hall through a glass enclosure.","citation":"https://www.sfhistory.org/vaultexhibit","source_title":"Vault Exhibit | Museum of San Francisco","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.839455+00:00","fact_type":"architecture","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.92},{"claim":"The vault once stored gold and is now part of the museum exhibit.","citation":"https://www.sfhistory.org/vaultexhibit","source_title":"Vault Exhibit | Museum of San Francisco","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.839455+00:00","fact_type":"anecdote","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.94},{"claim":"The first U.S. branch mint in San Francisco opened on April 3, 1854.","citation":"https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0087.asp","source_title":"California Historical Landmark #87: United States Mint and Site of First U.S. Branch Mint","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.040739+00:00","fact_type":"history","as_of":"1854","confidence":0.99},{"claim":"The mint was moved to Fifth and Mission Streets in 1875.","citation":"https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0087.asp","source_title":"California Historical Landmark #87: United States Mint and Site of First U.S. Branch Mint","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.040739+00:00","fact_type":"history","as_of":"1875","confidence":0.97},{"claim":"The site was dedicated as California Historical Landmark No. 87 on October 3, 1949.","citation":"https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0087.asp","source_title":"California Historical Landmark #87: United States Mint and Site of First U.S. Branch Mint","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.040739+00:00","fact_type":"significance","as_of":"1949","confidence":0.93},{"claim":"The earlier Mint building was gutted by the 1906 earthquake and fire and rebuilt afterward.","citation":"https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0087.asp","source_title":"California Historical Landmark #87: United States Mint and Site of First U.S. Branch Mint","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.040739+00:00","fact_type":"notable_events","as_of":"1906","confidence":0.95},{"claim":"The rebuilt 1875 structure was a four-story brick Subtreasury designed by William Appleton Potter.","citation":"https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0087.asp","source_title":"California Historical Landmark #87: United States Mint and Site of First U.S. Branch Mint","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.040739+00:00","fact_type":"architecture","as_of":"1875","confidence":0.95},{"claim":"The old San Francisco Mint operated as a mint until it closed in 1937.","citation":"https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/curator/us-mint-buildings/san-francisco-mint","source_title":"San Francisco Mint | U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:55.231601+00:00","fact_type":"history","as_of":"1874","confidence":0.98},{"claim":"The Old Mint’s designs were completed by Supervising Architect Alfred B. Mullett and his staff in 1868.","citation":"https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/curator/us-mint-buildings/san-francisco-mint","source_title":"San Francisco Mint | U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:55.231601+00:00","fact_type":"who_built","as_of":"1868","confidence":0.98},{"claim":"The Old Mint is designed in the Greek Revival style.","citation":"https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/curator/us-mint-buildings/san-francisco-mint","source_title":"San Francisco Mint | U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:55.231601+00:00","fact_type":"architecture","as_of":"1874","confidence":0.97},{"claim":"The Mint building appears in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fire.","citation":"https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/curator/us-mint-buildings/san-francisco-mint","source_title":"San Francisco Mint | U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:55.231601+00:00","fact_type":"notable_events","as_of":"1906","confidence":0.9},{"claim":"By 1934, a significant amount of U.S. gold was stored at the facility, and it coined money for several foreign countries.","citation":"https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/curator/us-mint-buildings/san-francisco-mint","source_title":"San Francisco Mint | U.S. Department of the Treasury","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:55.231601+00:00","fact_type":"significance","as_of":"1934","confidence":0.96},{"claim":"The Old Mint is at 88 5th St, San Francisco, California 94103.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/info/","source_title":"INFO - The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:54.428417+00:00","fact_type":"location","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.99},{"claim":"The building features Greek Revival columns and a 4,000-square-foot interior courtyard.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/info/","source_title":"INFO - The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:54.428417+00:00","fact_type":"architecture","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.95},{"claim":"The Old Mint was originally built in 1874 to mint U.S. currency.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/info/","source_title":"INFO - The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:54.428417+00:00","fact_type":"history","as_of":"2024","confidence":0.98},{"claim":"The San Francisco Mint was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/info/","source_title":"INFO - The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:54.428417+00:00","fact_type":"significance","as_of":"1961","confidence":0.96},{"claim":"The Mint survived the 1906 earthquake and fire and is nicknamed the Granite Lady.","citation":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/info/","source_title":"INFO - The San Francisco Mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:54.428417+00:00","fact_type":"notable_events","as_of":"1906","confidence":0.96}],"sources":[{"title":"The San Francisco Mint","url":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:58.448719+00:00","license":"unknown"},{"title":"We peeked inside San Francisco's incredible Old Mint building","url":"https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/sf-old-mint-tour-inside-history-14829093.php","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:57.627475+00:00","license":"unknown"},{"title":"Vault Exhibit | Museum of San Francisco","url":"https://www.sfhistory.org/vaultexhibit","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.839455+00:00","license":"unknown"},{"title":"California Historical Landmark #87: United States Mint and Site of First U.S. Branch Mint","url":"https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0087.asp","source_type":"manual","allowed_use":"facts_with_citation","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:56.040739+00:00","license":"unknown"},{"title":"San Francisco Mint | U.S. Department of the Treasury","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/curator/us-mint-buildings/san-francisco-mint","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:55.231601+00:00","license":"unknown"},{"title":"INFO - The San Francisco Mint","url":"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/info/","source_type":"official","allowed_use":"canonical_data","retrieved_at":"2026-06-18T22:47:54.428417+00:00","license":"unknown"}],"commercial_actions":[],"source_policy":{"booking_links_are_evidence":false,"denied_as_evidence":["google_places","google","yelp","tripadvisor"],"allowed_uses":["canonical_data","facts_with_citation","anecdote"]}}