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Overview

In 1899, Richard Spreckels, Manager of the mammoth Western Sugar Refinery in Potrero Hill, resided at this address. He was a member of the Spreckels Family that owned the refinery, as well as real estate, railroads and newspapers in CA.

Building History

Richard Spreckels erected this large Colonial Revival box in 1897. At the time, its style would have been seen as a simpler and more modern departure from the prevailing Queen Anne Style in San Francisco. According to a San Francisco real estate web site, the writer Jack London also resided at this address at one time.

In the 1960s, the top floor functioned as a sound studio, the Buena Vista Studios, where the Grateful Dead made some early recordings.

In later years, the actor Danny Glover resided here with his wife, Asaki Bomane, purchasing the house for $1,550,000. After their divorce, she retained the house in 2003. Bomane sold the house to 737 Buena Vista LLC for $10,000,000 on 10/20/2014.

Building Notes

According to the San Francisco County Assessor, the Spreckels House contained 19 rooms in 2016, with six bedrooms and five baths. The basement measured 2,157 square feet, while the house as a whole contained 8,407 square feet; it occupied a 7,496-square-foot site.