Erin Thompson Presents
A 1902 San Francisco Landmark
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$5,250,000
1461 Page Street, San Francisco
Own a San Francisco Gem
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beds
6
baths
2
interior
5,290 sq ft
neighborhood
Haight Ashbury, San Francisco
Designed in 1902 by Salfield & Kohlberg, the architects behind SF’s treasured Sentinel Building, this landmark Victorian is one of San Francisco's great historic homes. The main residence spans over 5,000 square feet across three levels: six bedrooms, two full baths, two half baths, two living rooms, and original detail that stops you in your tracks. Hand-carved woodwork, original stained glass, coffered ceilings, decorative fireplaces, and hidden solid wood pocket doors. Refinished hardwood floors, new window treatments, updated lighting, and a newly remodeled kitchen with top-of-the-line Fisher & Paykel and Bosch appliances bring it firmly into the present. The property includes two separate income-generating dwellings: a rear carriage house (rented for $3,550/mo) and a ground-floor one-bedroom (rented for $2,135/mo). A true compound suited for flexible living and lots of room to grow. Infrastructure is comprehensively updated: knob-and-tube wiring removed, 200-amp service, new copper plumbing, solar added with battery backup, and a new heat pump providing central A/C, a rarity in SF. Four-car parking with Tesla EV charging, double washers and dryers, and fresh exterior paint round out the offering.Between the Panhandle and Buena Vista Park, blocks from Haight Street and NoPA, on an SF-designated Slow Street.
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The Story of 1461 Page Street
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In May of 1902, John George Rapp — a young brewer's son turned beer industry executive — purchased this lot and commissioned the firm of Salfield & Kohlberg to build his family's home. The architects, who would go on to design San Francisco's iconic Columbus Tower, finished the residence later that year for $7,000. The stained glass was installed. The woodwork was carved. The blueprints were folded and put away in an upstairs closet, where they remain today.
The house has belonged to San Francisco ever since.
More than a century later, a family chose this address not for its provenance, but for its possibility. Six children. Four adults. A 40-pound dog. They came because they believed in communal living — in shared meals, shared walls, shared life — and they poured that belief into every room. They refinished the floors. They restored what needed restoring. They left the house better than they found it, the way people do when they genuinely love something.
That is the home that is now available. Not a developer's product. Not a flip. A place with original stained glass still catching the afternoon light, blueprints in the closet, and 120 years of people who chose it on purpose.
The house has belonged to San Francisco ever since.
More than a century later, a family chose this address not for its provenance, but for its possibility. Six children. Four adults. A 40-pound dog. They came because they believed in communal living — in shared meals, shared walls, shared life — and they poured that belief into every room. They refinished the floors. They restored what needed restoring. They left the house better than they found it, the way people do when they genuinely love something.
That is the home that is now available. Not a developer's product. Not a flip. A place with original stained glass still catching the afternoon light, blueprints in the closet, and 120 years of people who chose it on purpose.
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Neighborhood
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At the center of Haight Ashbury is one of the most famous intersections in America. The epicenter of the counter culture movement, home to the Grateful Dead, the Haight Ashbury Free clinic, and the hippies of the 60s, today Haight Ashbury still retains a heady whiff of those free-spirited days, grounded by a new civic awareness and neighborhood pride.
Tourists still come from around the world to check out the action on Haight Street, and they find plenty of it. Trendy boutiques like Upper Playground, Buffalo Exchange and American Apparel sell the coolest looks. Independent record store Amoeba offers free in-store performances and proves there's still life in the music industry. When the hubbub of Haight Street proves too much, Golden Gate Park, with its new world-class museums, the DeYoung and the California Academy of Sciences, offer a calm oasis.
Renovation of the neighborhood Victorians continues apace. Converted to apartments in the 60s these homes are being rediscovered by families who take them on as hobby, pastime, passion, and investment. For families with young kids, the Haight Ashbury Coop Nursery School, now in its third decade, provides an inexpensive alternative to day care from its home in the Alma Street playground.
Tourists still come from around the world to check out the action on Haight Street, and they find plenty of it. Trendy boutiques like Upper Playground, Buffalo Exchange and American Apparel sell the coolest looks. Independent record store Amoeba offers free in-store performances and proves there's still life in the music industry. When the hubbub of Haight Street proves too much, Golden Gate Park, with its new world-class museums, the DeYoung and the California Academy of Sciences, offer a calm oasis.
Renovation of the neighborhood Victorians continues apace. Converted to apartments in the 60s these homes are being rediscovered by families who take them on as hobby, pastime, passion, and investment. For families with young kids, the Haight Ashbury Coop Nursery School, now in its third decade, provides an inexpensive alternative to day care from its home in the Alma Street playground.
Erin Thompson
Luxury Property Specialist
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