▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁year ▁de ▁Young ▁died . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁the ▁original ▁Egypt ian - style ▁building ▁was ▁declared ▁unsafe ▁and ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁elaborate ▁cast ▁concrete ▁orn ament ation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁de ▁Young ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ha z ard ▁and ▁removed ▁because ▁the ▁salt ▁air ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁had ▁r usted ▁the ▁supporting ▁steel . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum s ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁de ▁Young ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁European ▁art ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor . ▁In ▁compens ation , ▁the ▁de ▁Young ▁received ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁anth rop ological ▁hold ings . ▁These ▁include ▁significant ▁pre - H is pan ic ▁works ▁from ▁Te ot ih u ac an ▁and ▁Peru , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ind igen ous ▁trib al ▁art ▁from ▁sub - S ah aran ▁Africa . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake . ▁It ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁only ▁remaining ▁original ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁de ▁Young ▁are ▁the ▁v ases ▁and ▁s ph in xes ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Pool ▁of ▁En chant ment . ▁The ▁pal m ▁trees ▁in