Cathedral Hill is a
neighborhood
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and a
hill
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Terminology
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, in the
Western Addition district of
San Francisco
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,
California
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.
Location
The neighbourhood's northern border is Post Street, the eastern border is
Van Ness Avenue
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, the southern border is Eddy Street and the western border is Laguna Street.
Attractions and characteristics
The neighborhood is centered on
St. Mary's Cathedral on the corner of
Geary Street
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and Gough Street.
It is home to large condominium and apartment towers, plus numerous churches built atop the hill, including St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, The First Unitarian Church of San Francisco, and the Hamilton Baptist Church.
The neighborhood's former Cathedral Hill Hotel at Van Ness and Geary Streets was torn down and replaced by a new earthquake-proof California Pacific Medical Center hospital between 2013 and 2021.
The
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, commonly known as SHC or SH, is a Catholic school located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852, Sacred Heart Cathedral is the oldest Catholic secondary school and wa ...
school is in the neighborhood.
See also
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List of San Francisco, California Hills
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Prior lists
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Neighborhoods of San Francisco
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References
External links
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Neighborhoods in San Francisco
Hills of San Francisco
Western Addition, San Francisco