Built in 1949 and once known as the enlisted men’s service club, the Golden Gate Club is one of the finest examples of the Mission style on the Presidio.

The Army provided officers and enlisted personnel with separate facilities for ceremonies and socializing. A bronze plaque on the building’s mezzanine notes that, “The construction of this enlisted men’s service club was financed by military personnel of World War II as a memorial to their comrades who gave their lives in that war.” The site once featured a dance floor, cafeteria, library, and game room.

On September 1, 1951, delegates from the United States, Australia, and New Zealand met here to sign the joint security alliance known as the ANZUS Pact. On September 8, 1951, the Joint Security Pact between the United States and Japan was signed here after the signing of the peace treaty at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House.

The enlisted men’s club later moved to Fort Winfied Scott (see Log Cabin), and the Golden Gate Club building became the Presidio Service Club for non-commissioned officers.