Whittier Mansion
| Whittier Mansion | |
|---|---|
San Francisco, California | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°47′36″N 122°25′46″W / 37.793415°N 122.429428°W |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Robinson Swain |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 30 |
Whittier Mansion | |
| No. 75 | |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000524[1] |
| SFDL No. | 75 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1976 |
| Designated SFDL | November 8, 1975 |
Whittier Mansion is a historic building at 2090
History
Designed by architect Edward Robinson Swain and built in 1896 by the family of financier William Franklin Whittier, it contains 30 rooms.[2][3] Construction included steel-reinforced brick walls and a facing of Arizona red sandstone.[2]
The building was a private residency, and it later served as the German Consulate for the German Reich in 1941, during the rise of Nazi Germany,[4] after World War II in 1950 the house was seized and sold at auction and returned to a private residency for many years,[2] followed by the house being occupied by the California Historical Society (1956–1991).[5][6] It is purported to be haunted.[7]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "San Francisco Landmark #75: Whittier Mansion". noehill.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "Edward Robinson Swain". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington Libraries. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ISBN 978-0-8240-3197-8.
- ^ Hills of San Francisco. Nourse Publishing Company. 1959.
- ISBN 978-0-470-03886-4.
- ISBN 978-0-671-66258-5.
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