wnp71.1455

View NW from Pacific Heights

January 1, 1887

View northwest to early Cow Hollow homes; Presidio beach and tidal slough. Harbor View at center. Fort Point and Marin Headlands. Large corner mansion with tower gardens front and back is at southwest corner of Union and Pierce was built circa 1884 by wealthy attorney and landowner David Bixler. Four story windmill and water tank on Union west of Pierce. House at center with Mansard roof was home of Louis Schultz at 2426 Filbert. Probably taken from near Broadway and Fillmore. Version with different cropping and much more detail at wnp37.03736. [Harbor View & Golden Gate 1878 HO-7] [F810 HV-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Dated by existence of 1884 Bixler mansion. Later Photographer attribution and date from ebay listing of original uncropped boudoir cabinet card photograph. (AS) https://www.ebay.com/itm/404522277936