Whittier Mansion is a Romanesque Revival mansion in San Francisco, California. It was designed by Edward R. Swain, and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Location: Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, United States
Verified facts
- Located in Pacific Heights, San Francisco
confidence 70/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-2365, SRC-2366, SRC-7814, SRC-7815 - Designed by Edward R. Swain
confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-2366, SRC-2365, SRC-7816, SRC-7817, SRC-7814 - Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
confidence 70/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-2366, SRC-2367, SRC-7814, SRC-7815 - Historic designation: National Register of Historic Places; San Francisco Designated Landmark
confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-2365, SRC-2366, SRC-7817, SRC-7815
Evidence & sources
- SRC-2365 — Whittier Mansion — Wikipedia (Tier 2, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-2366 — National Register #76000524: Whittier Mansion in San Francisco, California — NoeHill (Tier 2, heritage_register; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-2367 — Whittier Mansion — California Historical Society Mansion, San Francisco — Historic Structures (Tier 2, institutional_history; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7814 — Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington — Whittier, William Franklin, House, Pacific Heights, San Francisco (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7815 — Nob Hill Gazette — The Bizarre Lives Of A Pacific Heights Mansion (Tier 2, article; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7816 — Weird California — Whittier Mansion (Tier 3, article; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7817 — History's Homes — Whittier Mansion, San Francisco (Tier 3, article; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
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