52 Mars Street

1. c. 1895

   Standing in a photograph of Mars Street from Kite Hill (OpenSFHistory wnp27.6091).

   Corbett Heights Neighbors, "January Neighborhood News", Vol. VIII, No. 1 (1 January 2026)
2. 1900

   Built.

3. April 1906

   Visible above the earthquake refugee camp at Corbett and Mars (OpenSFHistory wnp37.00189).

   Corbett Heights Neighbors, "January Neighborhood News", Vol. VIII, No. 1 (1 January 2026)
4. 1912

   Photographed at close range with 56 and 64 Mars (San Francisco History Center, SFPL).

   Corbett Heights Neighbors, "January Neighborhood News", Vol. VIII, No. 1 (1 January 2026)
5. after 1921

   Greatly altered; a 1921 photograph taken from 17th Street still shows it unaltered (OpenSFHistory wnp36.02481).

   Corbett Heights Neighbors, "January Neighborhood News", Vol. VIII, No. 1 (1 January 2026)
6. Feb 1992

   Roof rafters and sheathing replaced; partial reroof.

   Complete Permit 9202633 $$$ $16,000
7. Dec 1995

   Reroofing.

   Expired Permit 9520670 $$$ $5,250
8. Aug 1997

   Reroofing.

   Complete Permit 9715718 $$$ $7,300
9. Jul 2021

   Plumbing and electrical replaced in kind at the rear of the building; non-structural.

   Complete Permit 202107013652 $$$ $12,000
10. Mar 2022

    Dry-rotted walls and roof repaired and replaced, documenting damage under notice of violation 202184996.

    Complete Permit 202203250918 $$$ $61,000
11. Nov 2022

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 202211176783 $$$ $14,000

The assessor records 1900; the c. 1895 photograph shows the house already standing. The assessor's 1900 date is later than the photograph of about 1895 in which the house already appears.