Cathedral Hill, San Francisco Explained

Cathedral Hill
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Pushpin Map:United States San Francisco Central
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Central San Francisco
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:37.7842°N -122.4254°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City-county
Subdivision Name2:San Francisco
Leader Title:Board of Supervisors
Leader Name:Jane Kim
Leader Title1:Assemblymember
Leader Name1:[1]
Leader Title2:State senator
Leader Title3:U. S. rep.
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.095
Population Total:2868
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Pacific
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:94109
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Code:415/628

Cathedral Hill is a neighborhood and a hill, in the Western Addition district of San Francisco, California.

Location

The neighborhood's northern border is Post Street, the eastern border is Van Ness Avenue, the southern border is Eddy Street and the western border is Laguna Street.[3]

Attractions and characteristics

The neighborhood is centered on St. Mary's Cathedral on the corner of Geary Street and Gough Street.

It is home to large condominium and apartment towers, plus numerous churches built atop the hill, including St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, The First Unitarian Church of San Francisco, and the Hamilton Baptist Church.

The neighborhood's former Cathedral Hill Hotel at Van Ness and Geary Streets was torn down and replaced by a new earthquake-proof California Pacific Medical Center hospital between 2013 and 2021.[4]

The Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep school is in the neighborhood.

See also

External links

37.7842°N -122.4254°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statewide Database . UC Regents . November 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html . February 1, 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Cathedral Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California (CA), 94109 detailed profile. City-Data.com. March 30, 2015.
  3. Web site: Map. Google Maps.
  4. News: Compromise Reached For CPMC’s Cathedral Hill Campus To Rise . March 5, 2013 . SocketSite . 2021-11-30.