Austin KlarVanguard Properties · Lawyer Turned Real Estate Agent

The HIDDEN History of San Francisco's Oldest House REVEALED

Name: The HIDDEN History of San Francisco's Oldest House REVEALED
Uploaded: 2024-10-22T23:00:24+00:00
Duration: 43 s
Channel: Austin Klar
Description: In this short narrated video, Austin Klar recounts the remarkable history of San Francisco’s oldest surviving structure, the Abner Phelps House, built…

22 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this short narrated video, Austin Klar recounts the remarkable history of San Francisco’s oldest surviving structure, the Abner Phelps House, built over 170 years ago. According to local lore, Phelps constructed the house in New Orleans, shipped it around Cape Horn, and placed it on a 160‑acre parcel at the base of what is now Buena Vista Park, hoping to entice his girlfriend to move west. The house was later moved to its current site on Oak Street between DeVis and Broderick. While the exterior retains its historic appearance, the interior has been completely renovated into commercial office space. After being listed for just under $3 million last year, the property recently sold for about $2.1 million. Klar ends with a call‑to‑action for viewers interested in Bay Area real‑estate updates.

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The oldest house in San Francisco just sold, and it's actually not even a house anymore. The over 170-year-old Abner Phelps House has quite the storied past, and there are multiple accounts. The craziest of those stories is that this house was originally built by Phelps in New Orleans and then shipped around Cape Horn to SF in the hopes of getting his girlfriend to move to SF with him. Home was plopped in the middle of what was then 160 acres of open land at the bottom of Buena Vista Park before it was moved to its now location at Oak between DeVis and Broderick. The building largely looks the same on the outside. It is historic, but on the inside,— completely different. It's been renovated to be more of a commercial office space. The building hit the market last year for just shy of $3 million and recently sold for just under $2.1 million. Follow me for more Bay Area real estate.