Wikimedia Commons · Sutphin, H. Adams, creator · Public domainThe Cable Car Barn, Powerhouse and Museum at Washington and Mason Streets anchors these records. A 1980 East/West notice describes an $11,787,000 "Rehabilitation of Cable Car Barn," and a Civil Grand Jury report finds the barn, rebuilt in a 1982 project, was remade "without complete consideration for its intended functions." A Muni data guide notes the barn was built in 1887, rebuilt in 1982–84, spans 83,741 sq ft, and houses the cable car museum. A Hetch Hetchy report locates the cable-winding machinery in the Cable Car Powerhouse, and 2009 MTA minutes authorize a management agreement with the Friends of the Cable Car Museum. It is operated by the Municipal Transportation Agency, whose FY2025 budget line is about $1.5B.
Archive coverage for this place is limited — only 4 matched documents so far, so this summary stays short rather than padded.
1201 Mason St · City-owned · 83,741 sq ft · parcel 0190005 · District 3 · City Facilities registry
No city spending is recorded against this place by name. San Francisco publishes contracts, bond items and vendor payments at project level, and none of them names this site — so there is no figure to show, rather than a figure of zero.
Run by the Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni), whose whole-department budget is $1.5B across 6,381 staff (FY2025) — citywide, not this place’s own. The City does not publish a running cost per building.
The Civil Grand Jury's finding on the 1982–84 cable car rebuild: the barn and drive system were reconstructed with unproven technology, and the jury lists defects an untrained eye could see — including a cable delivery door built a foot too low.
Civil Grand Jury reports · 1977 ↗Internet Archive — San Francisco Public Library partnership scansA Municipal Railway annual report describing what the powerhouse at Washington and Mason actually does — housing the cable-winding machinery, with substations running it 365 days a year.
Annual report · 1976 ↗Internet Archive — San Francisco Public Library partnership scans
2 procedural records — minutes, agendas, calendars — not listed.
