Presidio of San Francisco

The Presidio sits near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. It has been there for over 200 years where it has been a military post for three nations. First established by the Spanish, it was then taken over by Mexican rule for 24 years before being taken over by the U.S. Army.

Interestingly the Presidio has at least 21 neighborhoods (we saw a few), each with architectural influence from each war period. As the guide said, "When does the Army have money to spend on housing? When there is a war and an influx of enrollment." So every time this happened the architecture reflected the popularity of the period.

In 1994, the post closed and it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area.