Painted ladies

In American architecture, painted ladies are Victorian and Edwardian houses repainted, starting in the 1960s, in three or more colors that embellish or accentuate their architectural details.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: series of row houses in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Painted Ladies” and “San Francisco row houses”
  • Address: Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alamo Square Park and San Francisco Mint.

Park
Photo: dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 550 feet west of Painted ladies.

Heritage site
Photo: Frevi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a branch of the United States Mint. Opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California gold rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first building. is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Painted ladies.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Haight and Western Addition.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood, sometimes referred to as Haight–Fillmore, in , California.

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A mostly residential area of , stretches west from downtown's area to Arguello Boulevard north of the Panhandle parkway.

Neighborhood
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The is a historical neighborhood in . Definitions vary, but it is generally treated as either a synonym or subneighborhood of the and is centered on the strip of south of Geary Boulevard to about McAllister or Fulton Street.

Painted ladies

Latitude
37.77622° or 37° 46′ 34″ north
Longitude
-122.43279° or 122° 25′ 58″ west
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Open location code
849VQHG8+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 822484002
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11808838
Wiki­data ID
Q1418042
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Painted ladies” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Painted ladies”
  • Basque: “Painted ladies”
  • Chinese: “彩繪女士”
  • Chinese: “豪宅”
  • Danish: “Painted Ladies”
  • Dutch: “Painted ladies”
  • French: “Painted Ladies”
  • German: “Painted Ladies”
  • Hebrew: “גברות מצובעות”
  • Hebrew: “הגברות המצובעות”
  • Hebrew: “הגברות המצוירות”
  • Italian: “Painted ladies”
  • Portuguese: “Painted ladies”
  • Russian: “Разукрашенные леди”
  • Spanish: “Damas Pintadas”
  • Welsh: “Y Merched Peintiedig, San Francisco”
  • Welsh: “Y Merched Peintiedig”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alamo Square and Western Addition.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Little Free Library and Hayes Street & Steiner Street.

San Francisco: Must-Visit Destinations

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