{"nrhp_refnum":"82000986","name":"Edwards, Frank G., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1366 Guerrero St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.74920975100008,"lon":-122.42274854399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Art","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, flat-roofed, wood-frame Italianate house at 1366 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, built in 1883 as a single-family residence and now divided into three units.","why_significant":"The house was designed by architect Joseph Gosling and built by Florence Crowley for Frank G. Edwards, an English-born decorator, wallpaper manufacturer and civic figure. It is an early Italianate design with a cruciform plan and is considered Gosling's most notable surviving work in San Francisco. Its parlor keeps its original carpet, wallpaper, ceiling ornament, mantel and mirror. Edwards also founded Edwards' Abstract from Records, a daily real estate listing.","narrative":"Built in 1883 at 1366 Guerrero Street in San Francisco, this two-story wood-frame house was designed by architect Joseph Gosling and constructed by carpenter-builder Florence Crowley for Frank G. Edwards. Edwards, an English-born decorator who arrived in the city in 1852, imported carpets and wallpaper and made his home a showcase for his wares. The flat-fronted Italianate exterior carries rich ornament, including bracketed cornices, rondels and an elaborate entry pediment. The cruciform plan, uncommon in San Francisco and seemingly a Gosling trademark, remains largely readable despite conversion to three units. The parlor is the most intact room, keeping its original Scottish-woven carpet, wallpaper, ceiling medallion, marble mantel and gilded mirror. Edwards also served as Fire Commissioner and founded a daily real estate listing, Edwards' Abstract. The property stayed in his family until 1949, and a brick retaining wall and garden still set it apart from the dense street.","period_of_significance":"1883","architect_builder":"Florence Crowley/Joseph Gosling","architectural_style":"Flat-fronted Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; in excellent condition and described as unaltered, with the original plan largely intact, now divided into three units with a rear master bedroom addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.437581-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82000986.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000986/8d86e38016-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000986/8d86e38016-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_G_Edwards_House_(San_Francisco).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_G_Edwards_House_(San_Francisco).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861091","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_G._Edwards_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85761941"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/edwards-frank-g-house-82000986/"}