Whittier Mansion

Whittier Mansion
Whittier Mansion
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General information
Location	2090 Jackson Street
Town or city	San Francisco, California
Country	United States
Coordinates	37°47′36″N 122°25′46″W / 37.793415°N 122.429428°W / 37.793415; -122.429428Coordinates: 37°47′36″N 122°25′46″W / 37.793415°N 122.429428°W / 37.793415; -122.429428
Completed	1896
Design and construction
Architect	Edward R. Swain
Other information
Number of rooms	30
Whittier Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
San Francisco Designated Landmark #75
NRHP Reference #	76000524
SFDL #	75
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1976
Designated SFDL	November 8, 1975

Whittier Mansion is an historical building at 2090 Jackson Street in San Francisco, California, US. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a San Francisco Designated Landmark. Designed by Edward R. Swain and built in 1896 by the family of financier William Frank Whittier, it contains 30 rooms. Construction included steel-reinforced brick walls and a facing of Arizona red sandstone. The building served as the German Consulate in 1941, and was later occupied by the California Historical Society (1956 to 1991). It is purported to be haunted.