Whittier Mansion
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 (1956–1991).[3][4] It is purported to be haunted.[5]
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| General information | |
| Location | 2090 Jackson Street |
| Town or city | San Francisco, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37.793415°N 122.429428°W |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Edward R. Swain |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 30 |
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| NRHP reference No. | 76000524[1] |
| SFDL No. | 75 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1976 |
| Designated SFDL | November 8, 1975 |
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (1 May 1980). Historic American buildings, California. Garland Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8240-3197-8.
- Hills of San Francisco. Nourse Publishing Company. 1959.
- Lenkert, Erika (13 June 2006). Frommer's Memorable Walks in San Francisco. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-470-03886-4.
- 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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