The Sutro District is a collection of attractions along the Pacific coast shoreline in San Francisco within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area administered by the National Park Service that surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. It is one of the most visited units of the National Park system in the United States, with over 13 million visitors a year...

 originally built by former Mayor

Mayor of San Francisco

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 Adolph Sutro

Adolph Sutro

Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro was the 24th mayor of San Francisco, and second Jewish mayor, serving in that office from 1894 until 1896...

. The attractions include the Cliff House

Cliff House, San Francisco

The Cliff House is a restaurant perched on the headlands on the cliffs just north of Ocean Beach on the western side of San Francisco, California...

, the ruins of Sutro Baths

Sutro Baths

The Sutro Baths were a large, privately owned swimming pool complex in San Francisco, California, built in the late 19th century. The building housing the baths burned down in 1966 and was abandoned. The ruins may still be visited.- History :...

 and Sutro Heights Park

Sutro Heights Park

Sutro Heights Park was the estate of Adolph Sutro, land developer and a mayor of San Francisco. The estate once contained many Romanistic statues and a plant conservatory....

. An attempt by the National Park Service

National Park Service

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 to have the district listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 was unsuccessful, though the Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura (San Francisco, California)

The Camera Obscura in San Francisco is a large-scale camera obscura and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located near the Cliff House restaurant perched on the headlands on the cliffs just north of Ocean Beach on the western side of San Francisco, California...

on the property of the Cliff House was successfully added to the National Register on its own.