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1257–1261 Lombard Street

Russian Hill · San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Built 1900
  • Three-flat
  • 2 stories
  • Zoned RH-2
  • District 3
  • Historic status: unevaluated
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3,428 sq ftBuilding area
3,436 sq ftLot area
15Rooms · 6 bed, 4 bath
  1. 1876

    A flat-front Italianate house built by a carpenter for himself at the rear of the lot, and one of the three best-preserved nineteenth-century buildings on these blocks — essentially unchanged outside. Its French cap, a miniature mansard over the cornice, carries diamond-shaped shingles that repeat on the pent roofs over the door and windows.

    The West Slope of Russian Hill: A Historical Context and Inventory of Historic Resources, 2006, revised 2009
  2. 1904

    Classical Revival flats built at the front of a lot that already held the 1876 cottage behind them, by the architect C. A. Meussdorffer with Ludwig Koenig as contractor. The classical detail is in the arcaded first-story entrance, the casing round the second-story opening, an egg-and-dart course and profiled cornices. Both buildings survive with high integrity.

    The West Slope of Russian Hill: A Historical Context and Inventory of Historic Resources, 2006, revised 2009
  3. Dec 1991

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9123573 $$$ $2,150
  4. Feb 1993

    Remove garage door & install automatic/re-slope driveway.

    Complete Permit 9302797 $$$ $3,000
  5. Mar 1993

    Horizontal.

    Expired Permit 9304267 $$$ $20,000
  6. Sep 1993

    Horizontal addition.

    Expired Permit 9315364 $$$ $1
  7. Jan 1994

    Modfy #9315364-add 3/4 hour rated window-prop line & rear.

    Complete Permit 9401069 $$$ $1,000
  8. Jul 1994

    Renew appln #9315364.

    Complete Permit 9411706 $$$ $70
  9. Nov 2001

    Comply with physical inspection 3r-3258 report dated 5-15-2001.

    Complete Permit 200111143095 $$$ $2,500
  10. Jul 2002

    Enlarge garage by excavating crawlspace interior remodel of garage level to include new utility rm.

    Cancelled Permit 200207171611 $$$ $125,000
  11. Jul 2002

    New foundation, add third story, renovate interior including replacing existing kitchen & two existing bathroo.

    Cancelled Permit 200207171609 $$$ $275,000
  12. Nov 2006

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 200611087201 $$$ $8,500
  13. Aug 2017

    Administrative permit to show the legal use and occupancy of this building @ 1261 lombard street (rear building) as a sfd based on site visit & city records (assesor's building & water dept) no work done.

    Complete Permit 201708215345 $$$ $1

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline.

The report prints this building's address as 1257-1259 Lombard (pp. 19, 34 and Appendix I p. 15) and as 1257-1261 Lombard (pp. 16, 26). 1261 Lombard is the separate 1876 house behind it, which the report describes elsewhere as still standing. Not yet documented: the architect and builder and the early residents. Submit an update