3778 Washington Street

1. 1949

   A residential garden laid out in 1949 by the landscape architect Thomas D. Church, who designed more than 150 gardens in San Francisco and is widely counted the founder of Modern California landscape design.

   Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
2. 1950

   Built.

3. April 27, 1951

   The Office of the Assessor-Recorder photographed the property for tax assessment.

   Assessor-Recorder Photographs (SFP 23), San Francisco Public Library
4. 1952

   The Russell House, 1952: Erich Mendelsohn's only house in San Francisco, perched on pilotis with Japanese-influenced overhangs and pergolas, and a garden by Thomas D. Church. It is now largely hidden by planting.

   Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
5. May 2004

   Permit 200405254767 $$$ $53,163

   Reroofing.

6. May 2004

   Issued Permit 200405264886 $$$ $30,275

   Reroofing.

7. Sep 2018

   Permit 201809059173 $$$ $37,000

   Reroofing.

8. Dec 2019

   Issued Permit 201912260715 $$$ $1,800

   Remove a 17' x 23' stucco from ceiling in carpet area. we need to remove stucco in order to detect the water leak that has been leaking from the carport ceiling.

2 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 2 expired permits are not shown. The Modern design context statement dates the Russell House to 1952 in its narrative, and its list of Thomas Church gardens dates the work here to 1949.