Sutro Heights in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Sutro Home
From Modest Beginnings
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 14, 2022
1. The Sutro Home Marker
Lands End
Adolph Sutro purchased a small cottage on this site in 1881, part of an initial purchase of 1.65 acres of land on Sutro Heights. He remodelled the cottage into his ornate, yet somewhat modest, residence by glassing in the porch and adding a rear terrace overlooking Ocean Beach. After Sutro’s death, the home fell into disrepair and was eventually demolished in 1939.
Images:
Above: View of the entry side of Sutro’s home with observation tower behind, 1894-1907
Left Top: People stand on rear terrace of Sutro’s Home with parapet behind, 1886.
Left Bottom: View across Sutro Heights showing the Conservatory and Sutro house behind, 1886
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 37° 46.648′ N, 122° 30.702′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Sutro Heights. Marker can be reached from El Camino Del Mar near 48th Avenue. The resin marker is mounted to a metal stand on the Sutro Heights Loop Trail, below the south
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Conservatory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Carpet Beds (about 300 feet away); The Parapet (about 400 feet away); The New Cliff House (about 700 feet away); Schooner Parallel “Blown to Atoms” 1887 (about 800 feet away); Sutro Heights (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lands End (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Adolph Sutro (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Also see . . . National Park Service: Vestiges of Sutro Heights.
"What would be known as the Sutro residence at Sutro Heights was built in the 1860s by James Butler, first owner of the Cliff House. It was expanded by Samuel Tetlow proprietor of the Bella Union Music Hall. Adolph Sutro purchased the house and grounds from Tetlow for $15,000."(Submitted on November 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 14, 2022
2. The Sutro Home Marker
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 14, 2022
3. View of the Cliff House and Pacific Ocean
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 14, 2022
4. View from the Marker
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 14, 2022
5. View from the Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
