Feusier Octagon House Explained

Feusier Octagon House
Location:1067 Green Street,
San Francisco, California
Coordinates:37.7983°N -122.4156°W
Built:1857
Architecture:Octagon Mode
Added:March 24, 1974
Refnum:74000554
Designated Other1:San Francisco
Designated Other1 Number:36
Designated Other1 Date:October 1, 1970[1]

The Feusier Octagon House is an historic octagonal house built in c. 1857, and located in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

It was listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark on October 1, 1970,[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1974.[3] The house is also part of the Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District.[4]

History

The Feusier Octagon House is located at 1067 Green Street in San Francisco. It was built between 1857 and 1858 by George Kenny, who sold it in 1870 to Louis Feusier. The house was later expanded with a third story, mansard roof, and cupola.[5]

it was a rental house, before being put up for sale in 2021 for US$8.6 million.[6]

The Feusier Octagon House, McElroy Octagon House, and the Marine Exchange Lookout Station at Land's End[7] [8] [9] are the only three remaining octagon houses in the city.[10] [11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks. City of San Francisco. 2012-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325040805/http://sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5081. 2014-03-25. dead.
  2. Web site: San Francisco Landmark #36: Feusier Octagon House . 2022-12-01 . noehill.com.
  3. Web site: National Register #74000554: Feusier Octagon House in San Francisco, California . 2022-12-01 . noehill.com.
  4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87002288}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Hill--Paris Block Architectural District ]. December 1, 2022 . National Park Service. With
  5. Anna Marie Erwert, "Rent the famed Octagon House in Russian Hill for $10,500 a month", San Francisco Chronicle, 2018-09-13.
  6. News: Clarke . Katherine . One of San Francisco's Last Remaining Octagon Houses Hits the Market for $8.6 Million . 2022-12-01 . Wall Street Journal . 20 May 2021 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Land's End Octagon House . November 30, 2022 . Atlas Obscura.
  8. Web site: Octagon house at Land's End - Richmond District Blog . November 30, 2022 . Richmondsfblog.com. 27 September 2009 .
  9. Web site: Project . Western Neighborhods . Octagon House at Land's End . November 30, 2022 . Outsidelands.org.
  10. Web site: San Francisco Landmark #17: McElroy Octagon House . November 30, 2022 . Noehill.com.
  11. Web site: National Register #72000250: McElroy Octagon House in San Francisco, California . November 30, 2022 . Noehill.com.
  12. Web site: Union Street Shopping, Dining & Travel Guide for San Francisco . November 30, 2022 . Unionstreetshop.com.

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