Burr Mansion, or Burr House, is a historic house built in 1875, and is located at 1772 Vallejo Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[2] It was commissioned by Ephraim Willard Burr, the 8th mayor of San Francisco, for his son upon his marriage engagement.[3][4]
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| Location | 1772 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′49″N 122°25′35″W / 37.796839°N 122.426462°W |
| Area | 12,535 square feet |
| Built | 1875–1878 |
| Architect | Edmund M. Wharf |
| Architectural style | Italianate architecture, Second Empire style |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000967[1] |
| SFDL No. | 31 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 8, 2015[1] |
| Designated SFDL | May 3, 1970 |
The 19th century home is listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since May 3, 1970; and listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since June 8, 2015.[2][5]
History
editThe Burr Mansion was designed by architect Edmund M. Wharf as an Italianate-style house, with a French Second Empire-style mansard roof.[2] The house is three-story tall wood construction with a brick foundation and basement.[5] It was commissioned for Ephraim W. Burr as a wedding gift for his son Edmond Coffin Burr (1846–1927) and his fiancé, Anna Barnard (1847–1920), and was built between 1875 and 1878 on a 12,535 square foot lot.[5][6] The Burr Mansion sits on one of the largest parcels of land in the city, which has a cottage and garden.[3] Burr's daughter Alice (1883–1968) exclusively used the garden cottage.[7]
The mansion served as the Humanistic Psychology Institute (later known as Saybrook University) starting from 1970/1971.[8] The house was restored and renovated from 2000 to 2003 by the English firm Smallbone.[6] In 2009, the property featured a wine cellar, a media room, and exercise room.[9]
In 2022, the house was placed for sale on the real estate market for US$12.9 million, with a 7,077 square foot interior with 6-bedrooms and 4.5-bathrooms.[6]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ a b c "San Francisco Landmark #31: Burr Mansion". noehill.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b McLean, Tessa (2022-10-16). "Home on one of the largest parcels of land in SF for sale". SFGate. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Burr Family Home on Historic House Tour". The San Francisco Examiner. April 10, 1956. p. 20. ISSN 2574-593X. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Burr House #14000967". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. May 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c Woo, Jen (September 9, 2022). "Burr House, a historic landmark built for SF's eighth mayor, asks $12.9 million". 7x7 Bay Area. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Nolte, Carl (2007-05-05). "San Francisco: Gorgeous Houses with 'Soul', Author's Walks in Ritzy Pacific Heights Lead to New Book on the History of Stately Homes Whose Magnificent Architecture Has Stood Test of Time". SFGate. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Broyles, Susan G.; Davis, Geneva C. (December 1981). Education Directory: Colleges and Universities. National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Education Division, National Center for Education Statistics, Division of Survey Planning and Analysis, Higher Education Surveys Branch. p. 20.
- ^ "1772 Vallejo St., San Francisco". SFGate. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-06.