| Burr Mansion | |
| Location: | 1772 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Built: | 1875–1878 |
| Refnum: | 14000967 |
| Designated Other1: | San Francisco |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 31 |
| Designated Other1 Date: | May 3, 1970 |
| Architecture: | Italianate architecture, Second Empire style |
| Architect: | Edmund M. Wharf |
| Added: | June 8, 2015 |
| Area: | 12,535 square feet |
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.[1] It was commissioned by Ephraim Willard Burr, the 8th mayor of San Francisco, for his son upon his marriage engagement.[2] [3]
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.[4]
The Burr Mansion was designed by architect Edmund M. Wharf as an Italianate-style house, with a French Second Empire-style mansard roof. The house is three-story tall wood construction with a brick foundation and basement. 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] The Burr Mansion sits on one of the largest parcels of land in the city, which has a cottage and garden. Burr's daughter Alice (1883–1968) exclusively used the garden cottage.[6]
The mansion served as the Humanistic Psychology Institute (later known as Saybrook University) starting from 1970/1971.[7] The house was restored and renovated from 2000 to 2003 by the English firm Smallbone. In 2009, the property featured a wine cellar, a media room, and exercise room.[8]
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.