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District 3 · Block 0150, Lot 017 · ZIP 94133

1071 Vallejo Street

Single-family house

  • 4 stories
  • 5,174 ft2
  • 2,360.49 ft2 lot area
  • 9 rooms
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-2
  • Historic resource
  • Sold December 29, 2023
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  1. 1895–1897

    The humorist Gelett Burgess, author of "The Purple Cow" and the Goops, lived in a tiny shack on this site, then numbered 1031 Vallejo Street.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  2. 1912

    Built.

  3. 1912

    Pueblo Revival house, the most purely Pueblo on the hilltop, designed by Charles F. Whittlesey — his first for the Livermore family.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  4. 1920

    Bought by Isabel Stine, one of the co-founders of the San Francisco Opera, who owned it through the 1920s and 1930s.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  5. 1947

    Restuccoed, losing the original rough pebble-dash finish, some window boxes and an arch at the patio entrance.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
  6. May 1996
    Permit 9609283 $$$ $10,000

    Termite repair per report #96583.

  7. May 1996
    Permit 9609284 $$$ $25,000

    Chng kitchen cabs, appl, countertops, retile 5 bathrms, paint.

  8. Aug 1996
    Permit 9615469 $$$ $20,000

    Replace damaged/inadequate framing(ref.9609283 & 9609284).

  9. Nov 1996
    Permit 9622609 $$$ $1,500

    Dry rot repair on existingroof deck above living rm.

  10. Nov 1996
    Permit 9622663 $$$ $1

    Provide post/bm connection detail, 9609283, 9609284, 9615469.

  11. Jan 1999
    Permit 9900817 $$$ $12,000

    Reroofing.

  12. Jul 1999
    Permit 9915259 $$$ $60,000

    Remove & replace partition walls, three lavs, patch drywall.

  13. Apr 2007
    Permit 200704279898 $$$ $2,500

    Remove 1 property line window @ 2/f bathroom & infill, for privacy reason. window does not face street. install new bathroom exhaust fan with new switch (timer). minor drywall patch & paint. no structural work.

  14. Nov 2008
    Permit 200811076073 $$$ $25,000

    Voluntary concrete retainment system.

  15. Jan 2009
    Permit 200901099880 $$$ $7,000

    Voluntary framed dropped ceiling with 5/8 gyp (metal) at garage - non structural.

  16. Mar 2023
    Permit 202303244335 $$$ $23,500

    Replace (5) each rear windows. at south and se with new pella lifestyle alum clad windows. low-e glazing. u =.30 max.

3 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

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