Home of the Painted Ladies, a row of Victorians facing Alamo Square park with the downtown skyline behind them.
From the hilltop green, you look across a row of Victorian houses on Steiner Street to the downtown skyline beyond, a view known as Postcard Row. The Painted Ladies themselves are seven Queen Anne homes at 710 through 720 Steiner, built in the 1890s.
Beyond the row on Steiner Street, the neighborhood is a pocket of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. The streets around the park were largely spared by urban renewal, so the housing stock spans the 1870s through the 1920s, including large single-family homes and flats. The William Westerfeld House, an 1889 mansion on Scott Street, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
It reopened in 2017 after a major renovation, with lawns, paths, and the skyline view. The Divisadero corridor on the eastern edge has a run of restaurants and bars, connecting the neighborhood to the North Panhandle.
These are older homes with maintenance to check, the streets are steep, parking is tight, and the blocks around the park see steady foot traffic and tour groups.
Several Muni bus lines run near the neighborhood and connect to downtown and across the city. There is no rail line directly in Alamo Square.
The hilltop park, the Divisadero shops, and the restaurants on the eastern edge are all walkable, though the streets around the square are steep.
The streets are steep and street parking is tight.
These are predominantly Victorians and Edwardians, often with decades of remodels.
Much of the area sits in the Alamo Square Historic District, designated in 1984. That can affect what you are allowed to change on the exterior.
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The blocks facing the Painted Ladies see steady visitors and tour groups.
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The hilltop park at the center of the neighborhood, reopened in 2017 after a major renovation, with lawns, paths, and the skyline view across Steiner Street.
Seven Queen Anne Victorians at 710 through 720 Steiner Street, built in the 1890s, the Postcard Row seen on posters and in Full House.
An 1889 mansion on Scott Street, on the National Register of Historic Places.
The eastern edge of the neighborhood has a run of restaurants, cafes, and bars connecting to the North Panhandle.
A locally designated historic district created in 1984, recognizing a continuum of distinguished residential architecture from the 1870s to the 1920s.
Alamo Square is predominantly Victorians and Edwardians, both single-family homes and flats. The housing stock is old, so condition, systems, and permit history vary from home to home.
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SFUSD enrollment →Yes. The seven houses at 710 through 720 Steiner Street are private residences, built in the 1890s. The wider neighborhood has many Victorians and Edwardians.
Predominantly Victorians and Edwardians, both single-family homes and flats. The housing stock is old.
Yes. The Alamo Square Historic District was designated in 1984. It can affect what you are allowed to change on a home's exterior.
Several Muni bus lines run near the neighborhood, but there is no rail line directly in Alamo Square. The park, Divisadero, and the restaurants are walkable, though the streets are steep and parking is tight.
San Francisco uses a citywide SFUSD enrollment lottery rather than strict address assignment. The official enrollment details are on the SFUSD site.
The reports cover foundations, systems, seismic work, and past remodels.
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