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In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the school was under the direction of Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch and two violinists, Isaac Stern (age 5) and Yehudi Menuhin (age 12) were welcomed into the school.

With its historically significant facades and relatively sound structure, 50 Oak Street has been restored and reconfigured, while adjoining 70 Oak has been rebuilt in a complementary and contemporary design.

It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street.

The Oak Street facility almost doubles the square footage of the Conservatory's old site at Ortega Street in the largely residential Sunset District and positions the 84-year-old college of music in the arts nexus of San Francisco, amid Davies Symphony Hall, the War Memorial Opera House, new Asian Art Museum and other prominent arts-related venues and institutions.Acquired around March 2000, the Conservatory's Civic Center location includes two existing buildings, 50 and 70 Oak Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin.

The number of practice rooms has increased from 15 to 39 and the number of faculty offices has tripled.

This expansion of the school will dramatically increase its instructional and performance opportunities as well as its contribution to the cultural life of the Bay Area.

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