1709 oak St, Haight Ashbury

3960 square foot Joseph Cather Newsom designed Queen Anne c. 1880. Built as a single family residence that was converted to a fourplex in 1963.

Lots of "found" Victorian details. The wood plaque affixed to the facade indicates a 2009 restoration. Marketing materials note that the house has been "[R]estored with amazing attention to detail for architectural features and finishes".

Too many features and finishes.

c. 1976 unadorned

Interiors

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1101 Green St, Russian Hill

20 floor Art Deco style Bellaire Tower c. 1930

The Jewel of Russian Hill

Designed by Herman Carl Baumann

Baumann had an eclectic style, adding touches of everything from to Spanish Colonial Revival to the Churrigueresque to Zigzag Deco. One of his most famous apartment houses was the Bellaire, at 1101 Green Street, a building that he financed himself during the late 1920s, and would lead to his financial ruin in the 1930s. He invested almost everything he had into the Bellaire, a luxury apartment house, now condominiums, that recalls the Telephone Building with its setbacks and vertical emphasis.

A rich, ornate Spanish lobby

More about 1101 Green St 2009-2018 (Socketsite)

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Moving On (Variety)

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2862 Bush St, Lower Pacific Heights Before Photos

By sf_daily_photo 8.21.2019 

San Francisco Architectural Survey c. 1975

Frank Morgan and Jessie Morgan (nee Allen) are the couple who purchased the Bush Street house in 1946. Photo  taken in the 1940s.Aunt Jessie (left) 05-15-1900 to 12-14-1991.Uncle Frank (right) 07-28-1896 to 01-20-1963.

In 1946 The Tonga Room celebrated its first anniversary, the San Francisco 49ers played their first season, and Frank and Jessie Morgan bought 2862 Bush Street. For the next seventy years the home served as a center of family life for holidays and special occasions.... (SFGate)

Before Interiors

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251 waller St, Hayes Valley - Mint Hill

2017 by sf_daily_photo

2017 by sf_daily_photo

c. 1976 City Architectural Survey

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD: Contributor to the Hayes Valley Residential Historic District HERE (PDF)

251 Waller (Broker site)

REMODELED MINT HILL VICTORIAN (Broker site)

Hills of San Francisco - Mint Hill (Urban Hiker SF)

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18888 HAYFIELD Court, Saratoga - Julia Morgan

Hayfield House today

Julia Morgan designed 18888 HAYFIELD Court, Saratoga c.1920-1921

Renowned architect Julia Morgan designed this distinctive Tudor-Revival residence, located on a private road. City records and aerial views indicate that its complex roof is a primary character-defining feature. The main roof is a broad hip, with many gabled accent roofs and dormers providing rhythm and scale.

The windows and French doors are multi-lite wood. The porch columns and the multiple flues on the chimneys provide some relief in the outsized scale. A distinctive oculus window punctuates each of the main front gables.

This residence has a broad, horizontal composition associated with great Tudor house designs of the 1920s and a unique polished feeling associated with Morgan's work.

The 17-acre estate was subdivided in the late-twentieth century, and the original entry drive to the house was moved from La Paloma Ave to Douglass Lane. Hayfield house continues to have a proportionately large landscaped area while the surrounding neighborhood has been developed with other large single-family houses. (State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Primary Record HERE)

Julia Morgan-Designed Masterpiece in Saratoga Hits Market for $25M (Realtor.com)

Celebrating the work of Julia Morgan (Mercury News)

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