By sculptor Beniamino Bufano

Born on October 15, 1890 he was an Italian American sculptor who created many beautiful works of art throughout Northern California.

Bufano spent close to four years in France, where he bought a large block of stone and carved a statue of St. Francis of Assisi, which he intended as a gift to the city of San Francisco. Once it was finished, the Depression was underway, aesthetic objections were raised by San Franciscans who saw photographs of the work, and more than two decades were to pass before enough money was raised to ship it to California.

We are honored to have his work located on our property and will preserve it for generations to come.