Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop

Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop
Location443 Folsom Street,
San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates37°47′15″N 122°23′39″W / 37.787465°N 122.394106°W / 37.787465; -122.394106
Built1912; 113 years ago (1912)
DesignatedJune 12, 1982[1]
Reference no.149
Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop is located in San Francisco County
Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop
Location of Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop in San Francisco County
Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop is located in California
Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop
Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop (California)

Edwin Klockars' Blacksmith Shop is a historic 1912 building in the Rincon Hill neighborhood at 443 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California, United States.[2] It remained an active blacksmith shop within multiple generations of the same family, from 1912 until 2017.[3]

It has been listed by the city as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1992.[1] The building also has a historical marker, erected in 2005 by Capitulus Redivivus Verba Buena.[4]

History

The shop initially was opened by Fred V. Wilbert.[1] In 1928, Wilbert was joined by Edwin August Klockars (1898–1994), a blacksmith from the town of Munsmo in the Western Finland Province in Finland.[1][5]

Tony Rosellini, the former son in-law of Edwin August Klockars, ran the blacksmith business from 1970 until its closure in 2017.[2][3] There had been 2017 plans to restore the building and turn it into a retail marijuana shop, but as of 2023 the building remains unrestored as an art gallery.[3][6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "San Francisco Landmark #149: Klockars' Blacksmith Shop". noehill.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ^ a b Barmann, Jay (2012-07-23). "Video: Inside San Francisco's Last Remaining Old-School Blacksmith Shop". SFist. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ^ a b c King, John (May 31, 2017). "SF blacksmith shop to become Weedsmith pot dispensary". San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ^ "Klockars' Blacksmith Shop". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  5. ^ Accardi, Catherine (2012). San Francisco Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7385-9580-1.
  6. ^ "Klockars Blacksmith Shop". FoundSF. Retrieved 2024-03-08.