Questions about Whittier Mansion
What design work is credited to Edward R. Swain at Whittier Mansion?
Edward R. Swain designed Whittier Mansion.
More documented details
Whittier Mansion is in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.
Sources: SRC-2365 · SRC-2366 · SRC-7814
The recorded construction date for Whittier Mansion is 1896.
Sources: SRC-2365 · SRC-2366 · SRC-7816
The recorded style of Whittier Mansion is Richardsonian Romanesque.
Sources: SRC-2366 · SRC-2367 · SRC-7814
Whittier Mansion is connected to The Lineup (movie, 1958).
Whittier Mansion is a Romanesque Revival mansion in San Francisco, California, and a filming location for The Lineup (1958). Built in 1896, 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 recorded source groups · SRC-2365, SRC-2366, SRC-7814, SRC-7815 - Designed by Edward R. Swain
confidence 80/100 · 5 recorded source groups · SRC-2366, SRC-2365, SRC-7816, SRC-7817, SRC-7814 - Built in 1896
confidence 95/100 · 5 recorded source groups · SRC-2365, SRC-2366, SRC-7816, SRC-7817, SRC-9498 - Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
confidence 70/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-2366, SRC-2367, SRC-7814, SRC-7815 - Historic designation: National Register of Historic Places; San Francisco Designated Landmark
confidence 75/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-2365, SRC-2366, SRC-7817, SRC-7815 - Appeared in The Lineup (movie, 1958)
confidence 70/100 · 3 recorded source groups · SRC-9453, SRC-9454, SRC-9544
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)
- SRC-9453 — reelsf.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9454 — newfillmore.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9498 — National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form, Whittier Mansion (NRHP #76000524), National Park Service (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9544 — San Francisco Film Locations Then & Now (sfinfilm.com) — A Cushman tour (Tier 2, film_location_database; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
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