Mar 08, 1973
House at 1239-1245 Scott Street - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The San Francisco Water Department records show that this building was connected to the water-system in, 1882. This Italianate Victorian building was built for John J. Dowling, a contractor. Mr. Dowling might well have built this building himself although he lived a few houses away. Since Mr. Dowling's ownership, 1356-62 Scott was owned by eight other parties up until the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency purchased the property in 1969. All the owners were absentee landlords and used this building as rental property. These Victorians survived the 1906 earthquake and fire. Because of the zoning within the project area, this building has to be either demolished or moved to a more suitable location where it can be rehabilitated and preserved. This will be one of eight buildings' to be moved onto a two-block development within the' Western Addition Area 2. These two city blocks will be intensively developed with projects including scattered public housing, moderately priced private housing, private rehabilitation and rehabilitation for public bidding and resale by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. A few rehabilitation projects have already been completed within these two blocks. 1356-62 Scott is to be moved one block away to Block 1127, Lots 1 and LA, to be situated next to a beautiful row of existing Victorians and also next to a handsome Italianate Victorian to be moved also. This building is so wide (it is two buildings joined by a common party wall) that it will have to be cut apart to move it successfully.
House at 1239-1245 Scott Street - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The San Francisco Water Department records show that this building was connected to the water-system in, 1882. This Italianate Victorian building was built for John J. Dowling, a contractor. Mr. Dowling might well have built this building himself although he lived a few houses away. Since Mr. Dowling's ownership, 1356-62 Scott was owned by eight other parties up until the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency purchased the property in 1969. All the owners were absentee landlords and used this building as rental property. These Victorians survived the 1906 earthquake and fire. Because of the zoning within the project area, this building has to be either demolished or moved to a more suitable location where it can be rehabilitated and preserved. This will be one of eight buildings' to be moved onto a two-block development within the' Western Addition Area 2. These two city blocks will be intensively developed with projects including scattered public housing, moderately priced private housing, private rehabilitation and rehabilitation for public bidding and resale by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. A few rehabilitation projects have already been completed within these two blocks. 1356-62 Scott is to be moved one block away to Block 1127, Lots 1 and LA, to be situated next to a beautiful row of existing Victorians and also next to a handsome Italianate Victorian to be moved also. This building is so wide (it is two buildings joined by a common party wall) that it will have to be cut apart to move it successfully.
Mar 08, 1973
Posted Date
Apr 10, 2022
Historical Record Date
Mar 08, 1973
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
