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Liberty Street Historic District (San Francisco, California)

Coordinates: 37°45′28″N 122°25′20″W / 37.75778°N 122.42222°W / 37.75778; -122.42222 (Liberty Street Historic District)
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Liberty Street Historic District
The J Church Muni crossing Liberty Street, near Dolores Street
Liberty Street Historic District (San Francisco, California) is located in San Francisco County
Liberty Street Historic District (San Francisco, California)
Liberty Street Historic District (San Francisco, California) is located in California
Liberty Street Historic District (San Francisco, California)
LocationRoughly 15–188 Liberty Street,
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°45′28″N 122°25′20″W / 37.75778°N 122.42222°W / 37.75778; -122.42222 (Liberty Street Historic District)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.83001230
CHISL No.N1244
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983
Designated CHISLSeptember 15, 1983[1]

The Liberty Street Historic District is a historic district located in the Dolores Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California, U.S.. It is a residential area spanning two blocks on Liberty Street and is part of the Liberty Hill Historic District, a city designated landmark district. The J Church Muni light rail crosses the district at the Right Of Way/Liberty station. Liberty Street Historic District is listed as a California Historical Landmark since September 15, 1983;[1] and on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1983, for architecture.[2][3]

Location

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Liberty Street Historic District map
Liberty Street Historic District map

The Liberty Street Historic District, as defined by the National Register of Historic Places, is a residential enclave comprising 51 detached residential buildings along both sides of nearly two city blocks.[2] It should be noted the "Liberty Hill Historic District" (a similar name) has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1972, however it comprises a larger area and contains the Liberty Street Historic District; with 298 residential buildings within a 10 city block area as defined by the city.[4]

About

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The land for the site slopes up steeply, it is located immediately west of San Francisco's Mission District flatlands, and a stream is said to run down the line of the street in a brick culvert.[2] All of the contributing buildings to the historic district are narrow residential structures, are generally two stories tall, and most buildings have corniced false fronts masking gable roofs.[2]

The Liberty Street Historic District is significant as a quiet residential enclave containing a capsule history of middle-class urban housing over a 45-year period.[2] One third of houses are Italianate-style built in the 1860s and 1870s.[2] Other architecture styles found in the Liberty Street Historic District include seven Stick style (and Stick-Eastlake style) houses built in the 1880s, six Queen Anne style houses built in the 1890s, and five duplex buildings in local vernacular versions of Classical revival built in the early 20th-century.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Liberty Street Historic District". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liberty Street Historic District". National Park Service. September 15, 1983. Retrieved May 25, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "Liberty Street Historic District". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Historic District: Liberty-Hill". noehill.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

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