View northeast from near Lafayette Park. Four story building at left is the Parisian Hotel c.1871 (became Abbotsford House 1876, Broadway between Larkin & Polk). To right, Spring Valley Grammar School (S.C. Bugbee & Son Architect 1865-1866), Larkin St. Presbyterian Church (at Pacific, 1864). On Russian Hill, large house with dark roof is Rudolph Lawler house, SW corner Green & Leavenworth built 1861. In front of it is J. Shade Duncan house c.1857, to its right with Mansard roof and cupola (NW corner Vallejo & Leavenworth), Jabez Clay house. At lower left with Mansard roof, W.C. Talbot house (S.C. Bugbee & Son 1872 NE Corner Jackson & Franklin).[San Francisco and Environs from Holliday (Sic) Heights 2470] Similar to wnp37.00819. ("Holladay Heights" 1866 mansion of Samuel W. Holladay).[W
Pacific Heights
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Lincoln School
View northeast across Fifth Street near Market, From Old Mint. Pietro Mezzara's statue of Abraham Lincoln, seen here after its installation in front of the school in April, 1866, was originally cast in plaster and displayed at the Mechanics Institute Fair in Union Square in August, 1865. It was the first Lincoln statue erected in Lincoln's honor. Lincoln School was designed by architect William Craine, construction began in August, 1864 and was completed in July, 1865. Empty lot at right was future site of Metropolitan Temple, cornerstone laid August, 1876, dedicated August, 1877. [Lincoln School, S.F. 3682]
South of Market
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Stockton & California
House is older than the street because of the wall. Veranda faces east. Similar to wnp37.00799. [2225. Residence, S.W. cor. Stockton & Cal. Sts.]
Nob Hill
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Laurel Hill Cemetery
View south from Laurel Hill Cemetery toward Lone Mountain. J. Clark grave at left. [Lone Mountain, from Laurel Hill Cemetery, S.F. 2229]
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
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Mansion House
[1705. Mansion House. Mission.] View southwest across Dolores from near 16th north of and adjacent to Mission Dolores and its parish house (at left).
Mission Dolores
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Market & Montgomery
[1770] Elevated view north on Montgomery. Market Street Railway horsecar, Masonic Temple, Lick House, Clock Tower Building (later Savings and Loan Building), Los Angeles and San Bernardino Land Association office.
Financial District
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Woodward's Gardens
[1649. Woodward's Gardens, San Francisco] Elevated view northwest from Mission and 14th Street. Main entrance at right.
Mission
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Woodward's Gardens
[1635. Garden View, Woodward Gardens.] Music Hall visible on hill. Woman and child on porch of building.
Mission
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Palace Hotel
[Palace Hotel, S. F. Interior View 1664] Elevated view from second story to courtyard atrium and entrance to restaurant. Coach and people posing in front of restaurant entrance. From Watkins stereoview 1664, 'Palace Hotel, S.F., Interior View.'
South of Market
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Geary & Taylor
[Geary Street, from Taylor, view East, S. F.] On the near right corner of Geary and Mason is the only known view of one of the earliest buildings to be constructed in this area. It was built as a Presbyterian Church in 1854 and went through a number of uses as a church, Sunday School, and a non-sectarian school (the Urban Academy on the likely date of this photograph)(PF), 8th Ward Market at 443 Geary. Palace Hotel in distance, spires at left are on Calvary Presybterian church. Plank sidewalks. Watkins Stereoview 2450.
Tenderloin
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4th & Townsend
[Railroad Buildings, 4th and Townsend Streets., S.F. 2452] View northeast across intersection to North Beach and Mission horsecar in front of Southern Pacific headquarters building.
South of Market
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Clay & Sansome
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Niantic Building, with merchandise on sidewalk, men posing in front. Bacon & Company printers; G. Onesti & Co.; Linsley & Collins produce. [2219. Niantic Building, San Francisco.]
Financial District
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Grace Cathedral
[2219. Grace Cathedral, (Easter Sunday,) San Francisco)
Chinatown
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Market & Powell
Baldwin Hotel, looking north on Powell.
Downtown / Union Square
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Mission Dolores
Elevated view northwest from across Dolores St. to cemetery, old Mission and adjacent parish house. Girls posed in gateway at right, people in street. Cropped from Watkins 1703 'Mission Church, Mission Dolores, dedicated Oct. 9th, 1776', more image on left, less on right.
