{"nrhp_refnum":"87002286","name":"Russian Hill-Macondray Lane District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly 900--982 Green, 1918--1960 Jones, 15--84 Macondray & 1801--1809 Taylor","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.79918406300004,"lon":-122.41304539199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Art","European","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district on the steep north slope of Russian Hill in San Francisco, centered on the footpath-like Macondray Lane and including adjoining houses on Green, Jones and Taylor Streets. It contains 18 buildings, most built in the three years after the 1906 fire.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is a picturesque, woodsy, village-like enclave of vernacular and near-vernacular architecture set in lush landscaping on a view-rich hillside. It also has a history of artistic and Bohemian residents and a prosperous Italian-American community. Several buildings survived the 1906 earthquake and fire, an unusually high number for the surrounding devastation.","narrative":"Tucked onto the steep north slope of Russian Hill in San Francisco, this small district centers on Macondray Lane, a narrow public right-of-way used only as a footpath and lined with trees, gardens, brick, cobblestone and boardwalk. Eighteen two- and three-story frame houses and flats, plus the lane itself, sit on the surrounding block along Green, Jones and Taylor Streets. The earliest building dates to 1878, and four buildings survived the 1906 fire; nearly all the rest were built within the next three years, mostly by contractors rather than known architects. Styles are vernacular Colonial Revival, Craftsman and Mission Revival, with Italianate and Queen Anne examples. The district was recognized for its architecture and its village-like atmosphere, which contrasts with the surrounding streets of small apartment buildings. Residents included painter Giuseppe Cadenasso, writer Charles Caldwell Dobie, and humanitarian Anita Whitney, along with a prosperous Italian-American community.","period_of_significance":"1878-1930","architect_builder":"Multiple; including William Mooser & Son, John K. Branner, Louis Mastropasqua, Arthur J. Laib, Ratto Brothers, and Otto A. Craemer (most buildings designed by contractors)","architectural_style":"Vernacular renditions of Colonial Revival, Craftsman, or Mission Revival; also Italianate and Queen Anne examples","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is generally good; two non-contributing, vacant and deteriorated buildings (900-910 and 920-930 Green) were demolished in June 1987. Mostly occupied private residences.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.353669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87002286.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002286/786342f6e8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002286/786342f6e8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macondray_Lane_entrance_between_1918_%26_1950_Jones_St.,_Russian_Hill-Macondray_Lane_Historic_District,_San_Francisco,_CA_9-3-2012_2-44-12_PM.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:Macondray_Lane_entrance_between_1918_%26_1950_Jones_St.,_Russian_Hill-Macondray_Lane_Historic_District,_San_Francisco,_CA_9-3-2012_2-44-12_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861271","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Hill%E2%80%93Macondray_Lane_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7382061"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/russian-hill-macondray-lane-district-87002286/"}