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Tobin House
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National Register of Historic Places

Tobin House

Also known as 1969 California Street

On the National Register since 200917 years
Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Tudor RevivalListed 2009San Francisco
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Tobin House

Tobin House, at 1969 California St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 5, 2009. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival, as it does for 1 other California listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in San Francisco, California, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 38 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1915 to today

  1. 1915Built, designed by Willis Polk
  2. 2009Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 17 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1969 California St., San Francisco · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Tobin HouseStart here
  2. 2Atherton HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3C. A. Belden HouseQueen Anne · Built 1889 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Haas-Lilienthal HouseQueen Anne · Built 1886 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5St. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BTheodore F. Payne HouseStick Eastlake · Built 18810.1 miBPaige Motor Car Co. BuildingBuilding0.2 miBMyrtle Street FlatsBuilding0.3 miBBuilding at 1813-1813B Sutter StreetVictorian0.3 miBJapanese YWCABuilt 19320.3 miBGrabhorn Press BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBTemple Sherith IsraelBeaux Arts · Built 19040.3 miBWhittier MansionRenaissance · Built 18960.3 miSDon Lee BuildingItalian Renaissance0.4 miBGoodman BuildingItalianate · Built 18690.4 miBInternational HotelItalianate · Built 19070.4 miDUptown Tenderloin Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miDBush Street-Cottage Row Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBDallam-Merritt HouseItalianate0.4 miBSt. Paulus Lutheran ChurchCarpenter Gothic0.5 miBStadtmuller HouseItalianate0.5 miBKrotoszyner, Dr. Martin M., Medical Offices and HouseBeaux Arts Classicism0.5 miBThe Real Estate Associates (TREA) HousesItalianate0.5 mi
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BCalvary Presbyterian ChurchGreek Revival0.5 miBAlbert Wilford HousesQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Tobin House

Is Tobin House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 5, 2009 (Register number 09000806).

Is Tobin House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is San Francisco Cable Cars, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Tobin House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Tobin House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123861331 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.