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Opening ceremonies were held June 25 , 2005 . The $350 million, 850,000 square foot (79,000 m²) center is home to 1500 employees, who began to moving there in July, 2005. The grounds were designed by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin , who has also restored San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square .

The Presidio is a former U.S. Army base. The arts center takes its name from its location on the former site of the army's Letterman General Hospital, which was named for Dr. Jonathan Letterman , medical director for the Army Of The Potomac in the U.S. Civil War .