1652–1656 Taylor Street

1. 1864

   The lower part of the house was built for a civil engineer.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. 1900

   Built.

3. c. 1903

   The upper part was added and the whole house reclad in natural shingles, making it a First Bay Area Tradition house.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
4. April 19, 1906

   Saved from the fire after the earthquake: before leaving, the resident publisher Edward A. Dakin dipped his largest flag in salute, which brought a company of soldiers up the hill to fight the flames with bathwater, building sand and soda siphons. It is why the house is called the House of the Flag, San Francisco Landmark No. 46.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
5. July 1908

   St. Nicholas Illustrated Magazine carried the story of the flag associated with the house.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
6. February 10, 1972

   The whole parcel on which the House of the Flag stood contained 25,000 square feet, zoned R-4. The House of the Flag had been divided into several apartments. The City Planning Commission voted 4-3 to approve designating the House of the Flag as a Landmark, primarily on historical grounds; the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board had limited the proposed designation to the land the building occupies. Final approval required the Board of Supervisors.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
7. April 10, 1972

   Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 46, House of the Flag (Old Sheppard-Dakin House).

   SF Planning, landmark designation
8. June 15, 1972

   The City Planning Commission suspended action for 180 days on an application to demolish the House of the Flag, a designated landmark.

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
9. July 1, 1976

   The City Planning Commission unanimously granted a certificate of appropriateness to rehabilitate the House of the Flag as eight apartments, removing a back porch and a room addition that were later additions, alongside a proposed 64-unit apartment building (Resolution 7523).

   San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
10. February 3, 1977

    After discretionary review the City Planning Commission unanimously approved a 60-unit apartment building beside the House of the Flag — 25 studios, 33 one-bedroom and 2 two-bedroom units, cut down from 64 — keeping the landmark (Resolution 7656).

    San Francisco City Planning Commission minutes, San Francisco Public Library (Internet Archive)
11. Apr 1986

    Permit 8604528 $$$ $5

    To bring into full compliance with the provisions.

12. Oct 2001

    Permit 200110050082 $$$ $12,000

    Kitchen remodel-replace millwork, new aapplinces, no wall changesa.

13. Oct 2008

    Permit 200810315623 $$$ $4,000

    Concrete cap existing foundation as needed to create separation between wood/earch approx 12 ft.

14. Oct 2009

    Permit 200910018077 $$$ $25,000

    One unit - remodel bathroom: change fixtures, new tile, tub, toilet. remodel kitchen: new cabinets, countertop, no wall changes.

15. Dec 2016

    Permit 201612013941 $$$ $26,000

    Reroofing.

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. Recorded as built 1864; the assessor's roll gives 1900. The lower half of the house is dated to about 1860 in its landmark designation and to 1864 in its National Register nomination.