The Mark Hopkins Institute of Art

SITE OF
THE MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ART

IN FEBRUARY 1893, MR. EDWARD F. SEARLES DONATED
THE HOPKINS MANSION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA IN TRUST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO ART
INSTITUTE FOR "INSTRUCTION IN AND ILLUSTRATION
OF THE FINE ARTS, MUSIC AND LITERATURE" "AND AS
SAN FRANCISCO'S FIRST CULTURAL CENTER.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED
HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO.754
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK COMMISSION
IN COOPERATION WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE,
THE MARK HOPKINS HOTEL, AND CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, OCTOBER 20, 1961.