827 Guerrero St, Dolores Heights

c. 2017 by sf_daily_photo

Landmarked 6,220 square foot MCMULLEN RESIDENCE, a Jerkinhead (clipped gable) Queen Anne Victorian built in 1881.

Last sold for $2,237,500 in 2002. Market value is about $7.1 million.

c. 1976

The John McMullen House is an impressive Queen Anne structure important as an example of the evolution of domestic architecture in San Francisco in the late 19th century. A simple early Victorian was converted by noted architect Samuel Newsom into a elegant tower house, with a multi-faceted roofline and fanciful decorative elements.

These alterations coincided with the increased prosperity and prominence of the owner, John McMullen. His obituary noted that "McMullen's history is the history of contracting in the West" (SF Chronicle, August 30, 1921).

Field notes from a 1976 Architectural Survey done by the City revealed the "destructive" owners to be "vandals" for removing original exterior details.

1976 City of San Francisco Architectural Survey ↓ ↑

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