Mural Info
Artist: Anton Refregier
Location: Mission and Spear, South of Market
Current state: Available
Photo by: SF Mural Arts
Taken on: 4-Feb-2012
Views: 4673
Panel #7. Fort Ross was founded in 1812 by Ivan Alexander Kuskov, the governor of the Russian settlers in California. Inside its walls and blockhouses were the governor's house and a chapel. About 50 other buildings located outside the fort. John A. Sutter bought the property from the Russians in 1841. In 1906, the San Francisco Examiner acquired and donated it to the state of California. The original buildings which were destroyed by fire and earthquake have been accurately reconstructed. (text from a plaque on the wall)
