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112 Lyon Street

Haight Ashbury · San Francisco, CA 94117

  • Single-family house
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned RH-3
  • District 5
  • Historic status: historic resource
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The alternative Janis Joplin address, five doors from 122 Lyon — the weaker of the guide's two competing claims.

2,546 sq ftBuilding area
2,413 sq ftLot area
11Rooms · 1 bath
  1. 1900

    Built.

  2. 1966

    Janis Joplin lived here for a year in the mid-1960s, while singing lead for Big Brother and the Holding Company.

    Donna Graves for San Francisco Heritage, Citywide Historic Context Statement for Counterculture (1965–1975), San Francisco Planning Department, adopted 17 July 2024
  3. May 1987

    Replace the front stairs and tear out fungus-damaged wood members.

    Complete Permit 8706305 $$$ $10,000
  4. May 1988

    Remove a kitchen sink and cap off the water supply.

    Complete Permit 8805636 $$$ $1,000
  5. Aug 1990

    Horizontal addition, enclosing part of the rear-yard deck — the first filing.

    Expired Permit 9016528S $$$ $45,000
  6. Apr 1991

    Horizontal addition — second filing.

    Expired Permit 9106481 $$$ $11,147
  7. Jul 1991

    Horizontal addition — third filing.

    Expired Permit 9113410 $$$ $1

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