The attractiveness of
the Pacific Heights
neighborhood

Other historic properties on the 2500 block of Pacific Avenue

History of ownership
and construction of
the house

The Architect of
2516 Pacific and his
other significant work
in the Bay Area.

Virtual Tour , a Slide Show of photographs and Floor Plans

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2660 Scott Street

This elegant neighborhood has evolved since its initial development in Victorian times as part of the City’s ‘Western Addition’ into one of the most desirable places to live in Northern California. Bordered by Van Ness and Presidio Avenues, and California and Union Streets, it was first made accessible by the construction of cable car lines in the 1880's. Spared in the fire that followed the earthquake of April 18, 1906, it now contains a large number of San Francisco’s surviving Victorian homes along with many of the City’s impressive mansions.

Many of the streets in the area allow residents and visitors alike to enjoy superb views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay and Alcatraz. The majority of the entertainment and shopping activity is clustered around bustling Fillmore Street, but the attractions of Union Street and Sacramento Street are also close by.

The east-west streets of Pacific Avenue, Broadway, and Vallejo, Jackson and Washington Streets include most of the fine view homes, condominiums and co-operative apartments in the area. The level 2500 block of Pacific is one of the most desirable and historic.

Pacific Heights has two lovely parks, each of them four complete city blocks in size. The eastern most is Lafayette Park, bounded by Gough, Sacramento, Laguna and Washington Streets. The western one, Alta Plaza Park, is bounded by Steiner, Clay, Scott and Jackson Streets. One of the nation's latest additions to the National Park System - the historic Presidio of San Francisco - is located at the northwestern boundary of Pacific Heights, offering peaceful walking paths, a public golf course and stunning views.

The neighborhood newspaper, published monthly, is called the New Fillmore. For many years a column titled Great Old Houses, written by local historian Anne Bloomfield, featured a house or other significant structure, such as a church, in Pacific Heights or Lower Pacific Heights. Now every other month, the newspaper publishes articles written by David Parry on the architects who gave the neighborhood the appearance it has today. Those articles are made available on David's web site after they have been published in the New Fillmore.