The site, along Sloat Boulevard between 19th and 34th Avenues about two miles (3 km) south of the Golden Gate Park, was donated to the city in 1931 by Rosalie Meyer Stern.
In 1931, Rosalie Meyer Stern transferred a site along Sloat Boulevard between 19th and 34th Avenues, roughly two miles (3 km) south of Golden Gate Park, to the city's possession.