The Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located in the
Russian Hill
Russian Hill is a Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California, neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of List of San Francisco, California Hills, San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".
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area of San Francisco, California, that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on January 7, 1988, for architecture.
[ With ] The area is a residential enclave.
About
The area is roughly bound by the addresses 1017 to 1067 Green Street, in San Francisco, California; a group of eleven single or multiple residential dwellings.
The eleven buildings represent eleven different architectural styles, but are united by their high level of quality, and they all sit similarly on their lots with front yards.
The houses facing the north side of the Green Street have their back property line along
Macondray Lane.
One of the residences within the district is the
Feusier Octagon House.
The name "Paris Block" has been found in print only as early as 1964, the exact origins are unknown but it is speculated the name refers to the Parisian-appearing Bos Apartments (1050 Green Street), which were designed by
Beaux-Arts de Paris
The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Sciences ...
-trained architect,
Lewis P. Hobart
Lewis Parsons Hobart (January 14, 1873 – October 19, 1954) was an American architect whose designs included San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, several California Academy of Sciences buildings, .
Other historic districts in Russian Hill include the
Russian Hill–Macondray Lane District and the
Russian Hill-Vallejo Street Crest District.
See also
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California Historical Landmarks in San Francisco
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National Register of Historic Places listings in San Francisco
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Buildings and structures completed in 1891
National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco
Colonial Revival architecture in California
Mission Revival architecture in California
Geography of San Francisco
History of San Francisco
Houses in San Francisco
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco
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