22 Liberty Street
HISTORY: THE SIAMESE TWINS OF LIBERTY STREET The famous Siamese Twins House (20-26 Liberty St.) of Liberty Street is located in San Francisco’s Liberty Hill historic preservation district in the Mission Dolores neighborhood. Situated on a picturesque tree-lined street, just steps from the restaurants and shops of Valencia Street, 22 Liberty is the upper east residence of the Siamese Twins building and boasts an exquisite private roof deck with spectacular panoramic views of the City. This elegant Bay-windowed Italianate property dates back to 1879 when it was designed and built as a single-family residence for a local widow who commissioned the home following the death of her husband. To ensure her family remained close, she built the adjoining twin building for her two sons, which was linked by a single door. It became recognized as the Siamese Twins House of Liberty Street and is included in the National Register of Historic Homes as a prime example of the Italianate Victorian style of the late 1870s. When fires from the 1906 earthquake destroyed many of the City’s Victorians, firemen established a fire line on 20th Street, which was just a half-block from Liberty. That protective barrier saved the homes on Liberty Street and their place in our history. Its celebrated pedigree led to the City designating the area an historic preservation district, which has ensured the architecture and area has retained its original character. Liberty Hill’s first residents were comprised of various professionals, laborers and small-scale entrepreneurs. Susan B. Anthony attended a suffragette meeting on Liberty Street and the famous New York stage actress and gold rush dancer Lotta Crabtree invested in real estate in the neighborhood after it was saved from the 1906 earthquake fires. The fires stopped at 20th street right where Liberty Hill starts. The district also distinguishes itself as being associated with both the last alcalde of San Francisco under Spanish sovereignty, José de Jesús Noé, and the first mayor under American rule, Washington Bartlett. Even today, as one travels along 20th Street, the effects of the earthquake fire line are apparent, with pre-quake properties along the southern side of the road and newer construction buildings on the northern side.
LOCATION: UNLIKE ANY OTHER Within the Liberty Hill Historic District, 22 Liberty is a prime, intact example of 19th Century middle class housing and American developmental practices. The Liberty Hill district, named after Liberty Street and Hill Street, is one of the earliest residential “suburbs” to be developed in San Francisco, with major development starting in the 1860s and continuing until the turn of the century. Seventy percent of the buildings in the District are Victorian, with forty-two percent— including the Siamese Twins fall into the category of Italianate. Some twenty percent are Stick and eight percent Queen Anne style homes. About one third of the homes are architect-designed. More than half of all buildings (163) are classified as contributing to the Victorian character of the District, while the minority of buildings (74) can be characterized as buildings that could potentially be altered to fully restore the original character of the building. The neighborhood is bound by 20th and 22nd streets and Mission and Dolores streets and is comprised of 70% Victorian homes. It’s estimated that half of the buildings in the neighborhood are historically accurate representations of the Victorian era. The houses of Liberty Hill range in size from small workingman’s cottages on Lexington and San Carlos Streets, that exhibit uniform facades and setbacks, whereas homes on Liberty and Fair Oaks Streets reveal an individual, unique quality. Several of the homes were designed by well-known Bay Area architects, such as Albert Pissis, the Newsom brothers, Charles Shaner, William H. Toepke, Charles Havens, and Charles J. Rousseau.
Source: San Francisco Planning Code: Article 10, Appendix F
A map of the area of San Francisco burned in the 1906 earthquake, with an overlay half-toned in red of the dramatic fire. The map appears to have been derived from one published in Leslie’s Magazine shortly after the earthquake. Despite the sensationalist impression conveyed by Lee’s map, the text legend (“Plain Facts”) emphasizes that “the beautiful Golden Gate city” has not been “entirely destroyed” and the “new San Francisco will be grander and more beautiful.”
THE GREAT 1906 SAN FRANCISCO FIRE While fires resulting from the 1906 earthquake destroyed many of the City’s Victorians, a fire line was estabished on 20th Street, just a half-block from Liberty. As a result, the homes of Liberty Street were saved and the historic preservation district designation ensured that the area retained its unique charm.
William H. Lee’s map illustrates the area of San Francisco that burned during the 1906 earthquake and fire.
THE LIBERTY STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT The Liberty Street Historic District is comprised of forty acres containing fifty-one residences of historic significance. Herein is a selected list of homes.
Year
Address
Remarks
1892
120 Liberty Street
Queen Anne.
1893
121 Liberty Street
Queen Anne.
Antonio Diaz Pena House
1878
35-37 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Augustus Kress House
1884
112 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Barnett Cottage
1888
40-46 Liberty Street
This Stick-Eastlake residence is probably one of two “cottages” built by Absalom J. Barnett for D.W. Parkhurst. The other cottage is next door at 50 Liberty Street.
Barnett Cottage
1888
50 Liberty Street
See 40-46 Liberty Street.
Bishop House
1870
114 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Caleb S. Hobbs House
1872
70 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Charles P. Bigelow House
1871
180 Liberty Street
Charles Bigelow, who was the first owner and possibly the builder of this Italainate house, was acive in the Bricklayer’s Protective Association, and early trade union.
Daniel W. Parkhurst House
1889
15-17 Liberty Street
Stick-Eastlake.
David T. Bagley House
1876
58 Liberty Street
Italianate house now divided into units.
Edward Y. Bolles House
1908
73-75 Liberty Street
Vernacular Classical Revival.
Eugene McCoy House
1910
80-82 Liberty Street
Vernacular Classical Revival.
George B. Clifford
1894
27-29 Liberty Street
Queen Anne.
Hamilton Family House
1910
164-166 Liberty Street
Vernacular Classical Revival.
John Kane House
1877
23-25 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Joseph Hutchinson House
1886
110 Liberty Street
Stick Style cottage.
Joseph Schoder House
1877
19-21 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Judge Daniel J. Murphy House
1878
159 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Name
Name
Year
Address
Remarks
Julius Krafft House
1892
31-33 Liberty Street
Queen Anne.
Louis Knutsen House
1895
53-55 Liberty Street
Queen Anne.
Marsden Kershaw House. San Francisco 1871 Landmark 136.
845 Guerrero Street
Early Italianate built for coal dealer, Marsden Kershaw.
Marshall Doane House
1863
45 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Marshall Doane Rental House
1870
49 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Mary E. Rottanzi House
1902
850-852 Guerrero Street
Vernacular Classical Revival expansion of a two-story house by architect Charles J. Rousseau for the widow Rousseau. According to the National Register nomination, Rousseau was member of a “prolific but not profound family of architects.” Can architecture be profound, I wonder?
Mrs. Lincock House
1885
174-176 Liberty Street
Stick-Eastlake.
Oscar F. Fincke House
1896
117-119 Liberty Street
Queen Anne/Classical Revival.
Patrick Broderick House
1871
156 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Patrick H. Farley House
1871
168-170 Liberty Street
Vernacular Classical and Mission Revivals (the rear of the house is 1871 and the front is 1911).
Robert H. Wheeler House
1872
77-79 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Robert McLellan House
1885
182 Liberty Street
John T. Kidd designed this Stick Style house for Robert McLellan who owned a spar making company. It was constructed by the carpenter A. Flood for $4,000. The façade has been stuccoed and the entry has been remodeled.
Siamese Twin House
1879
20-26 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Thomas H. Griffiths House
1876
76 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Thomas McMahon House
1865
109 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Thomas McMahon House
1871
111-115 Liberty Street
Italianate.
Thomas V. O’Brien House
1883
186-188 Liberty Street
Stick Style.
William J. Pattosien House
1895
123 Liberty Street
Queen Anne.
The Home
LIVING ROOM AND DINING • • • • • • •
Upgraded laminated window glass panes provide enhanced external sound absorption Restored period original mouldings Restored original marble mantle and hearth surrounds functional living room fireplace Restored wood flooring and baseboards Elfa adjustable shelfing in closets Door-activated lights in closets Antique bronze rice drum door hardware
MASTER BEDROOM • • • • • •
Upgraded laminated window glass panes provide enhanced external sound absorption Restored period original mouldings Restored wood flooring and baseboards Elfa adjustable shelfing in closets Door-activated lights in closets Antique bronze rice drum door hardware
GUEST BEDROOM/ STUDY • • • • • •
Upgraded laminated window glass panes provide enhanced external sound absorption Original period mouldings restored Restored wood flooring and baseboards Elfa adjustable shelfing in closets Door-activated lights in closets Antique bronze rice drum door hardware
BATH • • • • • •
Imported Carrara marble mosaic flooring in bath and shower Lefroy Brooks shower mixer with exposed dual control Godolphin thermostatic mixing valve Automatic heated flooring system Newly installed on-demand water heater Linen closet with Elfa adjustable shelfing and dooractivated lights Front loading GE washer and ventilated dryer unit
KITCHEN • • • • • • •
Custom Brookhaven kitchen cabinets and doors Carrara Marble countertops Bertazzoni gas range and stainless steel hood KitchenAid 20 cubic foot French door refrigerator with ice maker Graff bridge kitchen faucet Franke stainless steel kitchen sink with Insinkerator disposal Large pantry with Elfa adjustable shelfing and dooractivated lights
PRIVATE GARDEN • • •
Private garden with landscaping designed by Felipe Rodriquez Automatic irrigation system Landscape lighting and overhead string lights
ROOF DECK • • • • • •
Newly constructed private roof deck with expansive city views Redwood decking supported by steel beams Extensive landscaping, including herb garden Automatic irrigation system Landscape lighting and overhead string lights Roof replacement in 2017
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In 2016 and 2017, 22 Liberty performed a voluntary structural upgrade to the residence. The upgrade provided for the provision of steel and concrete foundation improvements that, in turn, support steel posts and welded beams that surround the residence. The structural upgrade was performed both to support vertical expansion of the unit and to provide safety and 22 to future 20 security owners of the residence. NEW WOOD & GLASS 22 Liberty has the exclusive right to expand the residence ENTRY DOORS TO MATCH EXISTING above the existing elevation of the home. DOORS AT 24 & 26 Six structural steel beams located within the walls, fromLIBERTY STREET roof to ground, and newly developed foundations were added as part of 22 Liberty’s 2016 voluntary structural upgrade STAINLESS STEEL CABLE, 4" MAX SPACING BETWEEN EACH
2x2 METAL POST, TOP AND BOTTOM RAILS, BLACK PAINTED OR POWDER COATED FINISH
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NEW WOOD & GLASS ENTRY DOORS TO MATCH EXISTING DOORS AT 24 & 26 LIBERTY STREET
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Gael Bruno
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