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District 1 · Block 1533, Lot 045 · ZIP 94118

490 12th Avenue

Church

  • 2 stories
  • 3,152 ft2
  • 4,120 ft2 lot area
  • 2 residential units
  • 13 rooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-2
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  1. 1923

    Built.

  2. 1965

    The Church of Christ the Savior was designed by architect Joseph Esherick and built in 1965 with structural engineering by émigré Constantin Chekene.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  3. Mar 1989
    Permit 8904874 $$$ $250

    Sign.

  4. Dec 2010
    Permit 201012217128 $$$ $25,000

    Remodel kitchen & bath, bring electrical & lighting & plumbing upto code. kitchen: at least 50% high efficacy lighting by wattage, bathroom: high efficacy or occupancy sensor.

  5. Sep 2011
    Issued Permit 201109265452 $$$ $9,500

    Reroofing.

The 2025 Russian American Historic Context Statement gives the church's Anza Street address as 2040 in the narrative and 2050 in both appendix tables. The Russian American context statement dates the Church of Christ the Savior here to 1965; the citywide professionals biographies date the same Esherick design 1966.

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