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

Octagon House

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 11, 2013

1. Octagon House Marker

Inscription. Feusier Octagon House
Built by George Kenney
circa 1852
Occupied by
the Feusier Family
for over 80 years

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 37° 47.906′ N, 122° 25.01′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Russian Hill. It can be reached from Green Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1067 Green Street, San Francisco CA 94133, 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: Engine Co. 31 Firehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Russian Hill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ina Donna Coolbrith (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sambado Liquors (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tina Modotti (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Sterling Park and the Alice Marble Tennis Courts (approx. ¼ mile away); Lombard Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Sterling Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Also see . . . San Francisco Landmark #36, Feusier Octagon House - NoeHill. Octagon houses were a national fad in the mid-19th century as the result of a book by Orson
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Squire Fowler, A Home for All; or, the Gravel Hall and the Octagon Mode of Building. Fowler, a New York phrenologist who identified one's well-being with the shape and construction of his domicile, proposed a new and cheap way to construct houses for the new age. The octagon form was prescribed so that every room could receive sunlight at some time of the day. (Submitted on November 5, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 11, 2013

2. Octagon House Marker

The Feusier Octagon House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 11, 2013

3. The Feusier Octagon House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 761 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.