553–555 Castro Street

1. 1910

   Built.

2. 1972

   Two gay Episcopal priests leased a nineteenth-century cottage behind the realtors' office at this address to support what one of them described as gay churchpeople. The Parsonage, as it became known, later became home to Shanti's weekly AIDS support group in 1982.

   Eureka Valley Historic Context Statement, adopted 2017
3. Sep 1994

   Permit 9414332 $$$ $5,000

   Repair dry rot in basement.

4. Jul 2005

   Permit 200507016660 $$$ $10,460

   Reroofing.

5. Jun 2015

   Permit 201506128891 $$$ $30,000

   Minor sheetrock repair. new tiling in walls & floor in kitchen & bathroom for rear upstairs unit.

6. Dec 2015

   Permit 201512185452 $$$ $10,000

   Comply with nov #201562721, stairs to remain bolts to remain. re-attach stairs & bolts.

7. Feb 2016

   Withdrawn Permit 201602028655 $$$ $35,000

   Remodel existing storefront facade.

8. Aug 2023

   Filed Permit 202308154495 $$$ $1

   Correct record to clarify that owner has only ever done construction work on the ground floor office commissary that still exist. there are no residential units on property. owner never removed any residential kitchens on property. no work contemplated by this permit.

2 nominal $1 street-space permits and 1 expired permit are omitted.