Noe Valley Victorians will be discussed including the William Axford House at 1190 Noe Street at 25th Street Built in 1877.

NOE VALLEY LIBRARY EVENT WITH VICTORIAN ALLIANCE

The Noe Valley Library and the Victorian Alliance of San Francisco are collaborating on two fun events this year! April 22, 2024 4:00-5:30PM at the Noe Valley Library. The guest speaker will be Rob Thompson, the former President of Victorian Alliance of San Francisco and currently Federal Preservation Officer for the Presidio Trust in San Francisco.

Here is Rob Thomson’s biography: 

Rob Thomson is trained as an archaeologist and historic preservation planner.  He has worked for the Presidio Trust in San Francisco since 2006, and currently manages the agency’s historic preservation and cultural resources program as its Federal Preservation Officer.  Prior to the Trust, Rob developed historic preservation training programs in Southeast Asia for the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles, and worked on archaeological field projects in Virginia, California, and East Africa.  He has written extensively on historic preservation policy in the US and Asia, including a co-authored book entitled Architectural Conservation in Asia: National Experiences & Practice.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in archaeology from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in historic preservation from Columbia University.  He was the president of the Victorian Alliance of San Francisco from 2016-2023, the oldest all-volunteer historic preservation advocacy organization in San Francisco. Rob lives in a 1906 Edwardian flat in the Mission District with his wife and two children. This event will be held on April 22nd at the Noe Valley Library at 451 Jersey Street, San Francisco, CA. 4:00-5:30PM.

A second larger event is planned this summer with details to be announced soon!

For further information contact Noe Valley Library’s librarian, Amy Lewis at amy.lewis@sfpl.org