McElroy Octagon House

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Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 122°25′39″W / 37.79778°N 122.42750°W / 37.79778; -122.42750
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McElroy Octagon House
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′52″N 122°25′39″W / 37.79778°N 122.42750°W / 37.79778; -122.42750
Built1861
Architectural styleOctagon Mode
NRHP reference No.72000250[1]
CHISL No.N156
SFDL No.17
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972
Designated CHISLFebruary 23, 1972
Designated SFDLFebruary 3, 1969

The McElroy Octagon House, also known as the Colonial Dames Octagon House, is a historic

San Francisco, California
, United States.

It is listed as a

San Francisco Designated Landmark since February 3, 1969;[2] listed as a California Historical Landmark since February 23, 1972;[3] and has been added to the National Register of Historic Places since February 23, 1972.[4]

The house is open to the public for tours, see signage.[5]

History

William C. McElroy (?–1869) and his spouse Harriet Shober (1816–1899) bought the lot across the street from the house's current location on Gough Street in 1859.[6][7] McElroy was a wood miller by trade and he built the house between 1860 and 1861.[4][6] Originally the house was designed with two floors (four rooms on each floor) with a winding staircase in the middle of the building.[8] The McElroy family lived in the house until around the 1880s when the house became a rental property.[6] Daniel O’Connell, a co-founder of the Bohemian Club, was one of the rental tenants.[6] In April 1906 the house was badly damaged during the 1906 Earthquake.[6] By 1909 the house was no longer owned by the McElroy family and it changed ownership many times.[6]

The house was vacant and neglected in 1951 when the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in California bought it, moved it across the street and began its restoration.[6] The house was restored by University of California, Berkeley's former Dean of Architecture, Warren C. Perry.[8] During the restoration, the original layout of the house was changed so it would be more functional as an event space.[8] By 1953 the building opened as a museum.[8]

The original location of the house (across the street) contains condominiums that were built on the property in 1955.[8]

McElroy Octagon House, Feusier Octagon House, and the Marine Exchange Lookout Station[9][10][11] at Land's End are the only three remaining octagon houses in the city.[2][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "San Francisco Landmark #17: McElroy Octagon House". Noehill.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ "McElroy Octagon House". CA State Parks. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. ^ a b "Asset Detail: McElroy Octagon House". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 1972. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. The San Francisco Chronicle
    . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Dowd, Katie (2020-03-01). "The tin box that solved the mystery of San Francisco's Octagon House". SF Gate. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  7. ISSN 1941-0719
    . Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  8. ^ a b c d e Bevk, Alex (2012-06-01). "Then & Now: The Octagon House". Curbed SF. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  9. ^ "Land's End Octagon House". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Octagon house at Land's End - Richmond District Blog". Richmondsfblog.com. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  11. ^ Project, Western Neighborhods. "Octagon House at Land's End". Outsidelands.org. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  12. ^ "National Register #72000250: McElroy Octagon House in San Francisco, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Union Street Shopping, Dining & Travel Guide for San Francisco". Unionstreetshop.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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