Telegraph Hill, San Francisco Photos |
The top of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill is crowned with Coit Tower. The slopes are graced with a residential area with some interesting architectural examples. |
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| Kahn House (1939) (66 Calhoun Terrace) provides balconies looking over the bay. Architect: Richard Neutra. | Shingle covered building at Montgomery & Union. | Italianate row house (1254-62 Montgomery St.). | Mallock Apartments (1936) (1360 Montgomery St.). Style: Moderne. Architect: Irving Goldstine. |
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| Mural of stevedore holding globe above Bay Bridge & ship with three clipper airships overhead on Mallock Apartments. | Mural of Spanish Conquistador spying new world on Mallock Apartments. | Glass block & etched glass moderne entrance of Mallock Apartments. | Colored Telegraph Hill houses on Montgomery Street rise below Coit Tower. |
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| Coit Tower (1933) on Telegraph Hill is 180 feet tall. Style: Art Deco. Architect: Henry Howard.  | Coit Tower dominates neighborhood of Telegraph Hill. | Tweezer Towers &. | Transamerica Pyramid & Bank of America Center over Telegraph Hill houses. |
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| Maybeck Building (1908-9) (1736 Stockton St.) (formerly Old Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Assoc. offices). Architect: Bernard Maybeck. | SS Peter & Paul Church (1924) (666 Filbert St. on Washington Square). Architect: Charles Fantoni. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |