Save Our Sacred Heart
OUR MISSION
Save Our Sacred Heart is dedicated to the preservation of Sacred Heart Church, as a historical structure, cultural landmark,and community resource through adaptive reuse planning, advocacy and community out reach for the purpose of protecting San Francisco’s rich cultural history and Architectural heritage.
OUR VISION
To work towards the landmarking of Sacred Heart,  to ensure its campanile, a San Francisco Landmark,  will be seen through out the city for generations to come, while remembering the history of the Sacred Heart parish and its role in San Francisco History.

SOS HEART ROSTER

Mike Buhler: As regional attorney for the Western Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in San Francisco, Mike provided technical assistance in early meetings of SOS Heart.  Mike is currently the director of advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, and also serves on the Board of Trustees for the California Preservation Foundation.

Merle Easton: Architect and former President of the Victorian Alliance

Charlie Freas: Civil Engineer

Jacqueline Elderkin: Sacred Heart Parishioner

Sandra Finegan: Sacred Heart Parishioner

Emmett Gilman: Attorney

Kendall Goh: Attorney; Law Office of Kendall Goh, P.O. Box 410327, San Francisco, CA 94141, 415-401-8402.

Bill Kostura: Historian

Arthur Levy: Attorney; Levy, Ram & Olson LLP, 639 Front Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415.433.4949

Robert O. Pritchard: Sacred Heart Parishioner, Vice President Sacred Heart Choir

Francine Sosa-Lewis: Sacred Heart Parishioner, Web Designer SOSHeart francinesosa@yahoo.com 510-528-8182

 

 

Special Thanks:

Alice Carey: Architect specializing in Historic Preservation…

Joe Dignan and the Committee to Save St. Brigid

Dr. Bobby Fischer: Fundraiser

Dr. Cedric Holly: Fundraiser

Joe Halaiko: Helping transition the Sacred Heart Community to St. Boniface

Vincent Marsh: Preservationist, Member Victorian Alliance

San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Staff: Boris Delpine and Regina Dick-Endrizzi

Katherine Petrin: Architectural Historian

Father Louie Vitale: Helping transition the Sacred Heart Community to St. Boniface

Patricia Ann Welsh (great granddaughter of T.J. Welsh) and the Welsh Family