What's the oldest house in South Park, San Francisco?

No, none of the original homes survive, at least according to the Planning Dept. database. The site lists a car garage and the Shell station at the corner of 3rd as being built in 1900 (unlikely), but everything else that has a date is from after the Great Earthquake. read more

If the theories are correct, the home outstrips the Tanforan Cottages at 214 and 220 Dolores near 15th Street as the oldest confirmed home in the city. The cottages are dated to 1853. The house on Hampshire, historians said, was likely built in 1849 — the year a pair of influential pioneer brothers arrived in San Francisco — or 1850. read more

Created in 1852, South Park remains one of San Francisco’s oldest yet lesser known parks in the city. Dwarfed by larger competitors (e.g., Dolores Park, Golden Gate Park), the oval-shaped park might get its due after a sweeping makeover 21 months in the marking. read more