Wharff House on Vallejo Street
1814 Vallejo Street, San Francisco. Architect: William H. Wharff. Built: 1890 (though local realtors' records guess 1900).
According to James B. Alexander's "San Francisco: Building the Dream City" the house "may be the most graceful Queen Anne in the city, with curved glass in the windows on both levels of the round tower, a sunburst in the front gable, fishscale shingles, and graceful garlands in the frieze, highlighted by a first-rate color design and blooming wisteria." (The wisteria is mentioned on several websites.)
The September 1892 San Francisco Blue Book ("the fashionable private address directory and ladies' visiting and shopping guide") attributed the address to Mrs. Geo Rice and "Misses Alice [and] Belle."
The home was listed as the residence of Mrs. H.M. Sullivan in the December 1903 and June 1906 San Francisco telephone directories.
The 1904 San Francisco Blue Book (which called itself "The Fashionable private address directory") identified the address as the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Lorenzo Scatena. (It's not clear how that jibes with Mrs. Sullivan's 1903 and 1906 telephone listing.) Mr. Scatena was one of the founders of the Bank of Italy (which changed its name to the Bank of America in 1930). Today the United Educators of San Francisco administers the Virginia Scatena Memorial Fund to provide "financial assistance to members in need." A.P. Giannini instituted the award in the 1920s to recognize Mrs. Scatena, his mother.
The Registered Automobiles and Substitute Registrations for January 1915 shows that Mrs. Virginia Scatena had a Columbus Coup registered at the address; it was the only car on the page that didn't have its horsepower listed. The following year, a Locomobile touring car (with a 32 horsepower engine) was registered to L. Scatena there.
The official papers of the "American Society for Pharmacology and Therapeutics" (1918) list the address as that of Albion Walter Hewlett, M.D., professor of Medicine, Leland Stanford Medical School and Surgeon, United States Naval Force, American Expeditionary Force. Dr. Hewlett was Chair of the Stanford Department of Medicine 1916-1925 and was known for his compassion. The Stanford University Department of Medicine still awards the Albion Walter Hewlett Award annually to recognize role models who are accomplished in the biological sciences as well as consummate and compassionate physicians.
According to the City and County Federation of Women's Clubs, on June 2, 1920, 1814 Vallejo was the address of Mrs. Margaret Nelson, President of the Association of Pioneer Women. N. Laurence Nelson hosted a reception for the California Poetry Society at their home on September 25, 1926. (The event was noted in "Ina Coolbrith, Librarian and Laureate of California," published 1973. Coolbrith is an interesting coincidence considering that I shot photos from Ina Coolbrith Park the same day as the photo of this house.)
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Wharff House on Vallejo Street
1814 Vallejo Street, San Francisco. Architect: William H. Wharff. Built: 1890 (though local realtors' records guess 1900).
According to James B. Alexander's "San Francisco: Building the Dream City" the house "may be the most graceful Queen Anne in the city, with curved glass in the windows on both levels of the round tower, a sunburst in the front gable, fishscale shingles, and graceful garlands in the frieze, highlighted by a first-rate color design and blooming wisteria." (The wisteria is mentioned on several websites.)
The September 1892 San Francisco Blue Book ("the fashionable private address directory and ladies' visiting and shopping guide") attributed the address to Mrs. Geo Rice and "Misses Alice [and] Belle."
The home was listed as the residence of Mrs. H.M. Sullivan in the December 1903 and June 1906 San Francisco telephone directories.
The 1904 San Francisco Blue Book (which called itself "The Fashionable private address directory") identified the address as the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Lorenzo Scatena. (It's not clear how that jibes with Mrs. Sullivan's 1903 and 1906 telephone listing.) Mr. Scatena was one of the founders of the Bank of Italy (which changed its name to the Bank of America in 1930). Today the United Educators of San Francisco administers the Virginia Scatena Memorial Fund to provide "financial assistance to members in need." A.P. Giannini instituted the award in the 1920s to recognize Mrs. Scatena, his mother.
The Registered Automobiles and Substitute Registrations for January 1915 shows that Mrs. Virginia Scatena had a Columbus Coup registered at the address; it was the only car on the page that didn't have its horsepower listed. The following year, a Locomobile touring car (with a 32 horsepower engine) was registered to L. Scatena there.
The official papers of the "American Society for Pharmacology and Therapeutics" (1918) list the address as that of Albion Walter Hewlett, M.D., professor of Medicine, Leland Stanford Medical School and Surgeon, United States Naval Force, American Expeditionary Force. Dr. Hewlett was Chair of the Stanford Department of Medicine 1916-1925 and was known for his compassion. The Stanford University Department of Medicine still awards the Albion Walter Hewlett Award annually to recognize role models who are accomplished in the biological sciences as well as consummate and compassionate physicians.
According to the City and County Federation of Women's Clubs, on June 2, 1920, 1814 Vallejo was the address of Mrs. Margaret Nelson, President of the Association of Pioneer Women. N. Laurence Nelson hosted a reception for the California Poetry Society at their home on September 25, 1926. (The event was noted in "Ina Coolbrith, Librarian and Laureate of California," published 1973. Coolbrith is an interesting coincidence considering that I shot photos from Ina Coolbrith Park the same day as the photo of this house.)
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