Name: Coit Memorial Tower
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Coit Memorial Tower honor's Lillie Hitchcock Coit who donated money to beautify the city of San Francisco. Built in 1933 it stands 210 ft and was constructed in an art deco style. Its base contains fresco murals by 27 different artists. It was designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle due to Coit's appreciation to the fire department and firerfighters for saving her life when she was a young girl. She often dressed up as a firefighter and went on every call.
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