The Liberty Hill Historic District is a historic district located in the Dolores Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California, U.S.. It is a residential neighborhood bound by 20th, Mission, Dolores, and 22nd Streets. It is listed as a

San Francisco Designated Landmark This is a list of San Francisco Designated Landmarks. In 1967, the city of San Francisco, California adopted Article 10 of the Planning Code, providing the city with the authority to designate and protect landmarks from inappropriate alterations. ...

since October 25, 1985. It contains the Liberty Street Historic District, a two block area along Liberty Street listed as a

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, and one of the

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. With

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It is a residential neighborhood bound by 20th Street, Mission Street, Dolores Street, and 22nd Street. The southern boundary is the

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Spanish settlement charter line of 1834. The name was derived from a hyphenation of Liberty Street and Hill Street, however over time the hyphen was dropped. It is not particularly steep. The area was built as 19th-century

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housing, and the houses range in size. Notable houses in the district include the Marsden Kershaw House (845 Guerrero Street), and the John McMullen House (827 Guerrero Street); both of which are San Francisco Designated Landmarks. A number of homes in the district were designed by prominent architects, including the Newsom Brothers (

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and Joseph Cather Newsom),

Albert Pissis Albert Pissis (1852–1914) was a prolific Mexican-American architect in San Francisco who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France and is credited with introducing the Beaux-Arts architectural style to San Francisco, California, des ...

, Charles Shaner, William H. Toepke, Charles Havens, and Charles J. Rousseau. People associated with the district include

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, James Rolph, Jr.,

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, and

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