Russian Hill-Vallejo Street Crest District
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The area is roughly bound by 1020-1032 Broadway, 1-49 Florence Street, 1728-1742 Jones Street, 1-7 Russian Hill Place, 1629-1715 Taylor Street, and 1000-1085 Vallejo Street, in San Francisco, California, U.S. The listing included 27 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures. This historic district had survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
This district has architectural works by Willis Polk, Charles F. Whittlesey, Julia Morgan, Albert Farr, Charles W. McCall, and one of the only surviving works of amateur architect Joseph Worcester. Historic houses in the district include the Atkinson House (1853).
Notable former residents of this neighborhood include Katherine Atkinson, Maynard Dixon, Sara Bard Field, Dorothea Lange, Rose Wilder Lane, Horatio P. Livermore, Willis Polk, Mary Curtis Richardson, Dora Norton Williams, and Joseph Worcester.
Other historic districts in Russian Hill include the Russian Hill–Macondray Lane District and the Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#87002289)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Russian Hill-Vallejo Street Crest District". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Hill--Vallejo Street Crest District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2022. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "National Register #87002289: Russian Hill Vallejo Street Crest Historic District in San Francisco". noehill.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
External links
- Media related to Russian Hill-Vallejo Street Crest District at Wikimedia Commons