McElroy Octagon House
The McElroy Octagon House, also known as the Colonial Dames Octagon House, is a historic octagonal house now located at 2645 Gough Street at Union Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic house
- Description: place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Colonial Dames Octagon House” and “Octagon House”
- Address: 2645 Gough Street, San Francisco
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Gate Valley Branch Library and Lombard Street.
Golden Gate Valley Branch Library
Library
Photo: Eric E Castro, CC BY 2.0.
Golden Gate Valley Branch Library is situated 590 feet southwest of McElroy Octagon House.
Lombard Street
Photo: Y6y6y6, Public domain.
Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero. Lombard Street is situated 3,000 feet northeast of McElroy Octagon House.
Alhambra Theatre
Photo: HaeB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alhambra Theatre is a Moorish Revival movie theater building at 2330 Polk Street in San Francisco, California, that opened on November 5, 1926. The theater was designed by Miller & Pflueger. Alhambra Theatre is situated 1,600 feet east of McElroy Octagon House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nob Hill-Russian Hill and Pac Heights.
Nob Hill-Russian Hill
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atop the hills overlooking the bay and bustling downtown San Francisco are two adjacent neighborhoods famed for their wealth, panoramic views, and the historic cable cars which still climb the steep streets of the area.
Pac Heights
Quarter
Photo: Beland, Public domain.
Pacific Heights is a wealthy neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States. It has panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, the Palace of Fine Arts, Alcatraz, Presidio of San Francisco, and the Sutro Tower.
Russian Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: BDS2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".
McElroy Octagon House
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7978° or 37° 47′ 52″ northLongitude
-122.42744° or 122° 25′ 39″ westLevels
2Height
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
849VQHXF+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 243512313OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q6801074
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In Other Languages
“McElroy Octagon House” goes by many names.
- French: “McElroy Octagon House”
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Highlights include Crunch Fitness and Allyne Park.
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