1550 Fell Street

1. 1880

   Built.

2. 1948

   The Convent of Our Lady of Vladimir was established in this Victorian-era house in 1948 by an abbess arriving from Shanghai, after two nuns sent ahead in 1941 bought the property. Eight sisters and novices were living here in 1950 alongside lay staff and lodgers; the convent kept a functioning church in the building until the property was sold in 1995.

   Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
3. May 1964

   Photographed.

   San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection (SFP 162), San Francisco Public Library
4. Jan 1983

   Permit 8300091 $$$ $980

   Fire escape balcony/foldex drop ladder.

5. Mar 1995

   Permit 9504191 $$$ $980

   Remove 2 non-bearing, non-structural partitioning walls.

6. Apr 1995

   Permit 9504798 $$$ $400

   Install sheetrock on existingwall bet dining & living rm-1st floor.

7. Apr 1995

   Permit 9504811 $$$ $1

   Renew 9410557.

8. Mar 2003

   Permit 200303311041 $$$ $1,000

   To comply with correction item per complaint #200337000 specifickly replcmnt of side rotten stair.

9. Dec 2006

   Permit 200612089489 $$$ $30,000

   Repair of existing garage with replacement of garage door, roof deck finishes and railings, repair of concrete walls and slab as required in kind.

10. Apr 2007

    Issued Permit 200704189100 $$$ $10,000

    Voluntary replacement of interior brick foundation and concrete pads under existing wood posts.

11. Jul 2007

    Permit 200707177002 $$$ $12,000

    New concrete entry stair @ entry terrace, lighting, repair to existing landscape elements-change to slightly sweeping stairs in concrete treads & marble risers. retain previous metal rail design per permit #2006/1208/9489.

12. Nov 2009

    Permit 200911171389 $$$ $53,000

    Reroofing.

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown.