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171 San Marcos Avenue

West Of Twin Peaks · San Francisco, CA 94116

  • Single-family house
  • Zoned RH-1(D)
  • District 7
  • Historic status: historic resource
  • City landmark (Article 10)
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3,303 sq ftBuilding area
6,586 sq ftLot area
8Rooms · 4 bed, 4 bath
  1. 1933

    Built.

  2. 1933

    The Cowell House, designed in 1933 by Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude Comfort Morrow, and the first Modern building known in San Francisco: four storeys on a steep Forest Hill site, clad in unpainted redwood shiplap, with floor-to-ceiling stacked steel-sash awning windows and the storeys inverted so that the garage sits on top at street level.

    Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
  3. May 1990

    Remodel bathrooms, install new toilet & bath tub.

    Complete Permit 9008573 $$$ $2,800
  4. Mar 1994

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9404739 $$$ $7,500
  5. Dec 2001

    Replace kitchen cabinets, sink, flooring, appliances & install new kitchen lights.

    Complete Permit 200112205663 $$$ $45,400
  6. Dec 2007

    Remodel middle floor bathrooms, relocate basement bathroom, add rear deck and stairs and enhance foundation by installing helical piers. remodel basement family room, wet bar and laundry room.(*new deck is approx 52" above grade - less than 10'0".).

    Complete Permit 200712100118 $$$ $123,750

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