Burr Mansion, or Burr House, is a historic house built in 1875, and is located at 1772 Vallejo Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[2] It was commissioned by Ephraim Willard Burr, the 8th mayor of San Francisco, for his son upon his marriage engagement.[3][4]
The 19th century home is listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since May 3, 1970; and listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since June 8, 2015.[2][5]
History
The Burr Mansion was designed by architect Edmund M. Wharf as an Italianate-style house, with a French Second Empire-style mansard roof.[2] The house is three-story tall wood construction with a brick foundation and basement.[5] It was commissioned for Ephraim W. Burr as a wedding gift for his son Edmond Coffin Burr (1846–1927) and his fiancé, Anna Barnard (1847–1920), and was built between 1875 and 1878 on a 12,535 square foot lot.[5][6] The Burr Mansion sits on one of the largest parcels of land in the city, which has a cottage and garden.[3] Burr's daughter Alice (1883–1968) exclusively used the garden cottage.[7]
The mansion served as the Humanistic Psychology Institute (later known as Saybrook University) starting from 1970/1971.[8] The house was restored and renovated from 2000 to 2003 by the English firm Smallbone.[6] In 2009, the property featured a wine cellar, a media room, and exercise room.[9]
In 2022, the house was placed for sale on the real estate market for US$12.9 million, with a 7,077 square foot interior with 6-bedrooms and 4.5-bathrooms.[6]