Whittier Mansion

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,[1] and was later occupied by the California Historical Society (1956 to 1991).[2][3] It is purported to be haunted.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Historic American Buildings Survey (1 May 1980). Historic American buildings, California. Garland Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8240-3197-8.
  2. ↑ Hills of San Francisco. Nourse Publishing Company. 1959.
  3. ↑ Lenkert, Erika (13 June 2006). Frommer's Memorable Walks in San Francisco. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-470-03886-4.
  4. ↑ Riccio, Dolores (1 June 1989). Haunted Houses U.S.A. Simon and Schuster. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-671-66258-5.

Coordinates: 37°47′36″N 122°25′46″W / 37.7933°N 122.4295°W / 37.7933; -122.4295

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