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| 1735 Franklin St circa 1975 |
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| 1735 Franklin St circa 2013 |
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| 1735 Franklin St circa 2016 |
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| 1735 Franklin St circa 2016 |
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| 1735 Franklin St, Dining Room |
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| 1735 Franklin St, Eastern Facade |
Landmarked 7,885 sq ft 6 bedroom 4.5 bath mansion built in 1904. Designed by architect
Herman Barth in the Georgian Eclectic style. Beautiful home in a lousy location on a heavily traveled and thus extremely noisy main artery. Known as the “Brandenstein” or “Bransten” House, the mansion was designed by Herman Barth, built for William Haas and given as a present to his daughter Florine when she married Edward Brandenstein(later changed to Bransten). WILLIAM HAAS WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLESALE FIRM OF HAAS BROTHERS, INC. AND EDWARD BRANDSTEIN'S BROTHER MAX FOUNDED MJB COFFEE.
On the market for $10.25 million in late 2013, the asking price was reduced to $9.7 million in 2014 and then to $8.995 million last year. The property was delisted without a sale in March of this year. Now, with an official 4 days on the market, the price has been reduced another million to $7.998 million. Last sold for $2.25 million in 2003.
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| San Francisco Architectural Survey 1975 |
BOTH THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND THE BUILDING MATERIALS ARE UNCOMMON IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE BUILDING REFLECTS THE TURN OF THE CENTURY TREND AWAY FROM THE FORMS AND EXTRAVAGANCES OF THE VICTORIAN ERA IN FAVOR OF MORE RESTRAINED CLASICAL AND COLONIAL REVIVAL FORMS. THE KNOWLEDGEABLE USE OF ARCHITECTURAL MASSING, AND EXPERT PLACEMENT ON THE SITE, ALL COMBINE TO CREATE A DESIGN OF CONSIDERABLE QUALITY. THIS HOUSE IS ONE OF THE GROUP OF FOUR ON CALIFORNIA AND FRANKLIN STREETS WHICH ANNOUNCE PACIFIC HEIGHTS AS AN AREA OF STATELY MANSIONS AS ONE APPROACHES FROM DOWNTOWN.
THE GROUP CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING HOMES: (1)
LANDMARK NO. 53 THE WORMSER-COLEMAN HOUSE AT 1834 CALIFORNIA ST BETWEEN FRANKLIN AND GOUGH. DESIGNED BY PERCY AND HAMILTON BUILT IN 1876 (2)
LANDMARK NO.55 THE LILIENTHAL-PRATT HOUSE AT 1820 CALIFORNIA ST, ARCHITECT UNKOWN. BUILT IN 1876 (3)
LANDMARK NO. 54 THE COLEMAN HOUSE AT 1701 FRANKLIN. DESIGNED BY SALFIELD AND KOHLBERG. BUILT IN 1895. (4)
LANDMARK NO. 126 THE BRANSTEN HOUSE DESIGNED BY HERMAN BARTH AT 1735 FRANKLIN ST. BUILT IN 1904
