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Presidio of San Francisco Cavalry barracks, built 1902
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Presidio of San Francisco
Architecture: Utilitarian (1860 to the present)
Building 225, a warehouse built on the Main Post in 1925.
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Building 225 was constructed on the Main Post in 1925 to serve as a warehouse.
 
As their name suggests, the function of Utilitarian buildings usually dictated their design. Monunments to practicality, such structures are usually constructed with inexpensive materials and showcase limited applied detail. Examples of Utilitarian buildings at the Presidio include long, rectangular wood-frame warehouses and the tall, wide airplane hangars on Crissy Field. Despite their simple functions, some utilitarian structures nevertheless contain special details such as arched window frames or hipped roofs.
 
Building 1163, constructed in 1919.
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Constructed in 1919, Building 1163--a warehouse in the Letterman Complex--is a typical utilitarian building.
 

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Did You Know?
In 1915, a tragic fire at the Presidio claimed the lives of General Pershing’s wife and his three daughters. Pershing's son, Francis Warren, survived the blaze and chose to enlist in the army as a private during World War II. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of major.
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