Guide to San Francisco Architectural Styles

One of my colleagues from Pacific Union, Sharon Kramlich, has a great guide to architectural styles that is very appropriate for San Francisco. It lists eras of construction, some defining details, and has sketches of sample properties.

One of most common mistakes, especially among real estate agents in their marketing, is mis-categorizing a property.

The next property I have listed in Glen Park (shown at right, first showing in early September) was previously listed as a Victorian, but as it was built in 1908, it was well after the Victorian era and would more appropriately be categorized as a Colonial Revival home. This is a perfect example of how all peak-roofed homes just get tagged as Victorian, when in fact there are multiple styles with peaked roofs.

Enjoy!