Jackson & Stone
With ministries dating to 1894, the Cumberland Presbyterian Chinese Church at 855 Jackson Street took up residency in 1900 and it looks much today like it did in 1951.
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Waller near Octavia
View north across Waller to small First Baptist Chapel at 52 Waller Street, near the First Baptist Church at the corner of Waller & Octavia. Originally built in 1886 as a fire department storehouse for Engine Company No. 19, the building still stands in 2022, and has been renovated (glass block on sides replaced with opening windows and doorway inset further, removal of neon sign). The Victorian residence to the right has been moved or demolished.
Mint Hill
Duboce near Market
View south across Duboce to 239-241 Duboce Ave at left, 241-243 Duboce at right housing Immanuel Baptist Church. Building at left mostly unchanged, building at right later revised with stucco exterior and Far East-influenced facade, housing Vietnamese-Buddhist Association of San Francisco in 2020. Built circa 1885.
Mint Hill
Castro near 16th
In 1937, Rt. Rev. Fr. Archimandrite George Kodjic purchased this home at 281 Castro Street, which served as a missionary home and chapel for the St. John's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral. In 1945 he willed the building and his estate to the church.
Corona Heights
Guerrero & Camp
Built 1909 and dedicated in 1910, 439 Guerrero Street originally was home to the First Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church (later renamed Simpson Methodist Church). By 1951 it was home to The Presbyterian Church of the Good Shepherd, by 2010 the Spanish Presbyterian Church. It is now a private residence.
Mission Dolores
O'Farrell near Franklin
1129 O'Farrell Street, north side of the street between Gough and Franklin. Just to the right of this home is the corner of St. Mark's Lutheran Church on O'Farrell, serving San Franciscans since 1894. These Edwardian flats were demolished as part of Western Addition redevelopment. The home to the left was owned by St. Mark's church and the church offices were on the first floor.
Cathedral Hill
Union near Steiner
2325 Union. South side of Union between Pierce and Steiner. Entrance to Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Probably documenting changes around this time when the church's interior was reversed, placing the altar at the Steiner Street end, and the entrance off Union Street in a newly-created courtyard.
Cow Hollow
26th Ave near California
334 26th Ave. It and the house to the right have been replaced with modern flats.
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Clement near 22nd Ave
2038 Clement, Parks Appliance and Service
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Cabrillo near 46th Ave
4442-4444 Cabrillo Street, two flats, built 1950. Shows entryway with inner staircase, one garage open with circa 1950 automobile inside.
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Cabrillo near 46th Ave
4446-4448 Cabrillo, multi-unit home, built 1950. Streetcar tracks in street.
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31st Ave near California
326 31st Ave. Ghost of dormer on the roof.
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Balboa near 19th Ave
1825-1827 Balboa Street, two flats, built 1915. Thiele & Sons Real Estate Office next door.
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30th Ave near California
342 30th Ave, single family home, built 1910.
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24th Ave near Balboa
667 24th Avenue. Residential building on 24th Avenue between Balboa and Anza. House has been demolished and replaced. Surrounding homes significantly altered.
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