February 07, 2017

546 Liberty St, Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights

c. 2017
1,070 square foot Italianate Victorian Cottage built in 1897. Last sold for $61K in 1976. Current estimates value the property at about $1.5 million.
False gable end
FALSE GABLE END CONTAINS A SUNBURST AND A BARGEBOARD OF CIRCLE MEDALLIONS SUPPORTED BY A CENTRAL CONSOLE. From Here Today, San Francisco's Architectural Heritage (1968)

On one hand, I wonder about the psychopathology of painting a house a color that demands attention. Is this house not saying LOOK AT ME!!! LOOK AT ME!!!

On the other hand, aren't Victorians, even little ones, showoffs by nature? It's in their DNA.

c. 1976