thomas john welsh was a prolific architect and my aunt says, please do what you can to save the church. its architecture is unique and is only one of two buildings left of its kind. it is one of the few remaining churches designed by my great- grandfather. in the late 1800's, he was one of the pioneer architects having lived in the city since he arrived at the age of eight. he worked his way up to become a prolific architect designing over 700 buildings in california. the majority of these buildings are in san francisco. he designed schools and many homes for the common person. he also designed 10 of the early churches. it is the only one still standing in san francisco. all of the other churches were destroyed by the fire and earthquake of 2006. he dedicated his life to designing buildings -- [chime] supervisor maxwell: those of you without a seat will have to go into the chamber. the hearing on the hiring, employment, will not be until about 2:30. please go into the chamber. it's item number 6. >> that is important to note that thomas welsh was an architect for the people. his buildi