Sutro Heights in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Sutro Heights

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1. Sutro Heights Marker

Inscription. Although the arched gateway is long gone, the two lions still remain. This was the estate of Adolph Sutro—a Jewish-American immigrant, mining engineer and Mayor of San Francisco. After transforming the windswept sand dunes into a Victorian estate with formal gardens, groves of exotic trees and European statues, he opened the grounds to the public in 1885. After Sutro’s death in 1898, the grounds slowly declined. Trees began to die and statues toppled or were vandalized. The buildings were demolished in 1939. Today, Sutro’s vision of a park for city residents continues. Sutro Heights Park is now part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The pastoral setting of the Heights and the Pacific Coast scenery that inspired Adolph Sutro is preserved for everyone’s enjoyment.

Erected 2022 by Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Marker funded by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 37° 46.776′ N, 122° 30.598′ W. Marker is in San

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Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Sutro Heights. It can be reached from Point Lobos Avenue west of El Camino del Mar, on the right when traveling east. Located just inside the north entrance of Sutro Heights. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Point Lobos Ave, San Francisco CA 94121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Adolph Sutro (a few steps from this marker); Lands End (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Carpet Beds (about 600 feet away); Peoples of the Coast (about 700 feet away); The Conservatory (about 700 feet away); Exploring Lands End (about 700 feet away); The Sutro Home (approx. 0.2

2. Sutro Heights Marker

miles away); The Parapet (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Also see . . .
1. Adolph Sutro.

Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 – August 8, 1898) was a Jewish German-American engineer, politician, and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897. He moved to Virginia City, Nevada, and made a fortune at the Comstock Lode. Several places in San Francisco bear his name in remembrance of his life and numerous, charitable, community-minded gifts which included Sutro Heights.

(Submitted on July 13, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

2. Adolph Sutro.

Adolph Sutro was of German Jewish heritage, born in Aachen, Prussia. He was an inventor, entrepreneur and real estate developer who helped shape the landscape of late 19th century San Francisco. Interested in providing inexpensive recreation for the general public, he changed San Francisco's sparse and undeveloped Point Lobos area into a flourishing recreational complex that during its heyday boasted the Cliff House, Sutro Baths and Sutro Heights.

(Submitted on July 13, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, November 14, 2022

3. Sutro Heights Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.