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Commission adopts citywide historic context statement on early residential development (1848–1899)
Summary
The commission unanimously adopted a theme study covering early residential development in San Francisco (1848–1899). The study provides evaluative frameworks and maps to guide future resource eligibility assessments.
The Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously, 7–0, on Sept. 3 to adopt the Citywide Historic Context Statement: Early Residential Development in San Francisco, 1848–1899. Planning Department staff presented the theme study and recommended adoption.
Planning staffer Alex Westhoff said the study, prepared by consultant ICF with Planning Department review, was developed to inform the citywide cultural resources survey and the environmental review for the Housing Element. The study maps concentrations of period properties, relates development patterns to the 1884 streetcar network and the 1906 earthquake/ fire zone, and offers…
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