Whittier Mansion

Whittier Mansion

Whittier Mansion
Whittier Mansion
Whittier Mansion
Whittier Mansion
Location within San Francisco
General information
Location 2090 Jackson Street
Town or city San Francisco, California
Country United States
Coordinates 37°47′36″N 122°25′46″W / 37.793415°N 122.429428°W / 37.793415; -122.429428Coordinates: 37°47′36″N 122°25′46″W / 37.793415°N 122.429428°W / 37.793415; -122.429428
Completed 1896
Design and construction
Architect Edward R. Swain
Other information
Number of rooms 30
Whittier Mansion
NRHP Reference # 76000524[1]
SFDL # 75
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 26, 1976
Designated SFDL November 8, 1975

Whittier Mansion is an historical building at 2090 Jackson Street in San Francisco, California, US. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a San Francisco Designated Landmark. Designed by Edward R. Swain and built in 1896 by the family of financier William Frank Whittier, it contains 30 rooms. Construction included steel-reinforced brick walls and a facing of Arizona red sandstone. The building served as the German Consulate in 1941,[2] and was later occupied by the California Historical Society (1956 to 1991).[3][4] It is purported to be haunted.[5]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Historic American Buildings Survey (1 May 1980). Historic American buildings, California. Garland Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8240-3197-8.
  3. ↑ Hills of San Francisco. Nourse Publishing Company. 1959.
  4. ↑ Lenkert, Erika (13 June 2006). Frommer's Memorable Walks in San Francisco. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-470-03886-4.
  5. ↑ Riccio, Dolores (1 June 1989). Haunted Houses U.S.A. Simon and Schuster. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-671-66258-5.
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