This walk is a 3.45 loop which we started at Greenwich and Divisadero and headed to Broderick and up.
These shingle houses, built without an architect in 1901, but with their steeply pitched and gabled roofs, sawtooth shingles and charming paint application, maintain their appeal today.
This gorgeous house at 2460 Union was designed by Mooser and Cuthbertson and built in 1892. It has a mansard roof with a gambrel roofed dormer with arched windows.
This apartment building is on the corner of Pierce and Union (2383 Union , 2860 Pierce) and was built in 1930-1931 by Albert Schropfer, architect. It has a rounded tower and gable-roofed wing but is clad in stucco so is considered a Mediterranean Revival building.
The famous Casebolt House (architects Hoagland and Newsom 1868) was built when this area was almost rural, and has such an impressive entrance and approach that one can easily imagine it surrounded by countryside, lording over all it surveys. Photos don't do the entrance porch, paired arched windows, and majestic pair of palms justice.
St. Vincent De Paul is a bustling center of activity in Cow Hollow with it's popular school and busy church schedule. It was built in 1916 by Shea and Lofquist. The sanctuary is covered with a gambrel roof, its square tower is a neighborhood landmark.
The Leander Sherman House, built 1876 at 2160 Green, is an Italianate House with a mansard roof, and was built for Leander Sherman. Sherman was founder of Sherman and Clay, a prominent Bay Area music store. It was used as a high end Bed and Breakfast for years, but now is privately owned and used by the Getty family.
On 1950 Green, this apartment building was of interest because of its embellishments that appeared to be Art Nouveau, or Craftsman style. We don't have any more information, only the picture!
This was a lovely house further on at 1850 Vallejo St. Again, all we have is the photo!
This stunning apartment building at the corner of Vallejo and Laguna is interesting in that they seem to have added decks in front for ease of access. In the process they obscure the beautiful arched entrances to the individual flats. Still a beauty.
The Burr House, at 1772 Vallejo St. by T.J. Welsh architect built in 1778, is an impressive Italianate.
It also has a charming carriage or gardeners' nook in back.
The Digby Brooks Studio, built in 1921, 1737-1757 Vallejo by Henry Gutterson, seem to be out of a fairy tale with the medieval looking stone, brick and lush garden in front. If you look carefully in the second picture, you'll see one of the inhabitants harvesting his dahlias.
This turned into our favorite place of the day (2413-2417 Franklin) because of its beauty, the prominence of the architect, and the fact that we were allowed to view the inside. These flats were built 1902 by James Francis Dunn (see our last blog to see another work by him.) It has swirling plaster ornament, lush classical ornament frames. Inside it was a work in progress, but it will be stunning. Hard wood floors throughout, marble being installed, and a one of a kind mantel piece from L.A. about to be placed. A really fantastic place, yours for $7500 a month. That's just the bottom flat, fyi...
This Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral was built in 1909 (1520 Green St.) by C.B Ripley. The original church was in North Beach and burned in the 1906 quake. It has bells you can easily see in its bell tower, that you can't see in the photo.
Blackstone Court is an easy-to-miss cul de sac off Franklin between Lombard and Greenwich. This is close to the "Washerwoman Lagoon" and the house, though thought to be built in 1850, was moved to this site in 1889, raised a story in 1906.
The Vedanta Society Building, at 2961-2963 Webster St. has to be included in this tour, just because it's so unique. It was built by Joseph Leonard architect in 1905, the third floor was added in 1907.
The James Dyer House at 1757 Union St is another rare survivor of Cow Hollow's early history. The original owner began farming here in 1860.
This is a charming house at 2940 Octavia which is one of the last dairy farm houses standing. It has normally has thriving roses in front and an inviting front entrance.
This triplex at 1978-1982 Filbert were built in 1882 by James G. Behrens and they are a rare Stick-style design, each with it's unique front door, gabled roofs and decorative bargeboards.
We were entranced by this picturesque pair of dogs in front of the local Real Foods at Fillmore and Filbert. From there we hightailed it back to Greenwich and Divisadero...
We embarked on the Land's End walk thinking we would take in Sutro Park in addition to Land's End. But there was a crowd assembled on Ocean Beach and our curiosity got the best of us and we went exploring. It was the ProSearch surfing competition and we got to see a couple amazing surfers doing their thing. It was a beautiful sunny day, but the Land's End hike can be nice in the fog, too. Pictures didn't really turn out that well of the surfing competition, so I left them out.
The Marin Headlands
The trail itself
The view out to the Pacific
The trail leading down to the site of the old Sutro Baths
The back of the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Stunning.
A peak through the flowers and fence to the incredible cafe at the Legion of Honor. Hard to appreciate it from the picture, but it's a wonderful place to sit and chat, good food, too.
