Ghirardelli Square History - San Francisco

The History of Ghirardelli Square 1817 Domenico Ghirardelli born in Rapallo, Italy Ghirardelli emigrates to the New World 1837 1852 1st Ghirardelli storefront opens in San Francisco Domenico Ghirardelli 1893 Factory relocates to Ghirardelli Square retires, leaves company to sons 1892 1915 Ghirardelli Square building project completed Ghirardelli Ghirardelli Square sold to local 1963 1964 investors Modern Ghirardelli Square opens as the first repurposing of its kind 1982 Ghirardelli Square placed on the U.S. National Historic Register First chocolate festival held at 1996 Ghirardelli Square 2002 Ghirardelli celebrates its 150th year of operations 100th anniversary of Ghirardelli Square mardelli 2015 Radisson FISHERMAN'S WHARF (415) 392-6700