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District 2 · Block 0546, Lot 005 · ZIP 94123

1520 Green Street

Church

  • 2 stories
  • 3,820 ft2
  • 1,646 ft2 lot area
  • 12 rooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RC-3
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  1. 1907

    Built.

  2. 1909

    Holy Trinity Cathedral was built at the Van Ness Avenue corner in 1909 as the replacement for the Powell Street cathedral lost in 1906, in an eclectic style combining Russian elements — gilded finials and crosses, a main dome and a polygonal minor dome — with American Period Revival detail. A parish house was built alongside it at the same time. The architect is not recorded.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  3. 1909

    Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, designed by architect Charles Paff.

    Architecture, Planning & Preservation Professionals: A Collection of Biographies, adopted 2021
  4. 1934

    A double flight of stairs was added on the Green Street side in 1934 and the church enlarged by enclosing a section west of the bell tower; the second staircase was later removed and the bell tower rebuilt in 1979.

    Nina Bogdan, Russian American Historic Context Statement, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission October 15, 2025
  5. Jul 2017
    Permit 201707121671 $$$ $65,286

    Reroofing.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 2 expired permits are not shown. The assessor's roll gives 1907; this address is recorded as built 1909.

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