and Lofts West side of Orange Alley between 25 th and 26 th Streets. Boundaries: West side of Orange Alley between 25 th and 26 th Streets (back lots with frontage on Valencia Street) Period of Significance: 1895 1913 Eligibility: California Register of Historical Resources Thematic Summary: These functional structures comprise a rare cluster of extant, late 19 th century/early 20 th century accessory and commercial buildings designed according to pre automobile patterns of development: horse oriented, with upper story lofts and winch and pulley systems, located on a service alley. The grouping reflects the utilitarian, back alley character of a major transportation corridor in the Mission District around the turn of the century. This historic district in the far southern Mission, comprised of 3 contributors and 3 total properties (originally four separate structures), is distinctly preautomobile in character. Prior to widespread introduction of automobiles, horses fulfilled vital roles in transportation, labor, shipping, and communication. Family horses were commonly kept in small barns located in rear yards; larger numbers of horses were supported in liveries and stables. As well, commercial buildings involved with the movement of bulk goods and materials were designed with equestrian accommodations. Horses were part of the urban infrastructure, and horse drawn vehicles remained common in San Francisco throughout the 1910s and Lofts Historic District Page 1 of 3
and into the 1920s. Even as late as 1917, the San Francisco Fire Department considered one of the most modern fire departments in the world at the time still had 40 employees devoted solely to the maintenance of horse drawn vehicles. West side of Orange Alley between 25 th and 26 th Streets. The Orange Alley buildings that comprise this historic district (originally four in number, two of which have been semi attached with a common façade on Valencia Street) all have a back lot orientation, subordinate to detached or semi detached, front lot structures facing Valencia Street. Among the back lot buildings, the oldest is the gable roof red barn (second from the north) that was constructed in the 1890s to serve the private residence at 1427 Valencia Street, located at the front of the lot and built at the same time. On the southern portion of the wide lot to the south, owner V. Tamo constructed a single story, redwoodframe livery with stores on Valencia Street and stalls for a dozen horses, as well as a wood and coal yard, in 1907. The remainder of the wide lot was built out in 1911 by R. O Connell with frame construction on concrete foundation: a singlestory wood, hay, and coal facility at the front of the lot and two story stables at the rear (though the building permit specified no horses ). Two years later, the owner/occupant of the house and barn at 1427 Valencia, John A. Christen, commissioned the construction of a two story dairy depot at the back of the lot to the north, 1423 Valencia Street, and removal of the older, smaller dwelling. The creamery, a frame building on a brick foundation, completed the original row of four horse oriented commercial and service buildings along Orange Alley. This period of intensive horse oriented traffic and commerce on Orange Alley began to wane as early as the mid 1910s, as a direct result of increasing automobile use and decreased tolerance for domestic livestock. In 1915, D. Tamo (who lived across Valencia Street from the subject properties) converted two and Lofts Historic District Page 2 of 3
stores in his 1907 livery to a private garage, and he underpinned the stables with a brick and concrete flooring to meet Board of Health ordinances. Two years later, Mrs. Grebill converted the entire structure from an old stable to an auto mobile repair shop (no grease), which involved removal of horse stalls and replacement of old flooring with concrete. Then in 1920, another automobile service garage was erected on the northernmost lot within the historic district, in front of the Christen creamery (which appears to have operated through midcentury). In 1941, the southernmost two structures within the historic district the 1907 livery and 1911 coal shed/stables were remodeled and merged with a shared Tudor Revival style commercial façade on Valencia Street, though they retained separate structural identities on Orange Alley. The rear section of the southernmost livery structure was removed at some point; the extant portion of the original wagon shed retains historical character, particularly with its exposed structural elements. and Lofts Historic District Page 3 of 3
City & County of San Francisco Planning Department Eastern Neighborhoods Mission Area Plan South Mission Historic Resources Survey 257 San Jose Ave 267 San Jose Ave 269-271 San Jose Ave 275-279 San Jose Ave 285 San Jose Ave 1358 Valencia St 1358 Valencia St ORANGE ALLEY STABLES AND LOFTS HISTORIC DISTRICT Eligible for Listing in the California Register Historic District Boundary Historic District Contributor 1360-1362 Valencia St 1370 Valencia St 1380 Valencia St 1359-1363 Valencia St 1365 Valencia St 1391 Valencia St 3470 25th St 324 Bartlett St 370 Bartlett St 374 Bartlett St 380 Bartlett St 95 Orange Aly 3460 25th St 390 Bartlett St 363 Bartlett St 289 San Jose Ave 0 50 100 299 San Jose Ave Feet µ 1390-1398 Valencia St 6514 Printed: 10 November, 2010 3476-3480 25th St 6515 6516 25th St 3535 25th St 3529 25th St 323 San Jose Ave 1413 Valencia St 1423 Valencia St 1427 Valencia St 1429 Valencia St 101 Orange Aly 329-335 San Jose Ave 365 San Jose Ave 383 San Jose Ave 280 Orange Aly 410 Bartlett St 476 Bartlett St 480 Bartlett St 492 Bartlett St 397 San Jose Ave 3514-3516 26th St 1401 Valencia St 3465 25th St 301 San Jose Ave 1406 Valencia St 1407 Valencia St 3447 25th St 307 San Jose Ave 409 Bartlett St Juri St 315 San Jose Ave 317 San Jose Ave 311 San Jose Ave 319 San Jose Ave 321 San Jose Ave 1416 Valencia St 1420 Valencia St 1424 Valencia St 1430 Valencia St 416 Bartlett St 420 Bartlett St 424-426 Bartlett St 428 Bartlett St 432 Bartlett St 440 Bartlett St San Jose Ave 337-343 San Jose Ave 1442-1446 Valencia St 6531 345-351 San Jose Ave 353 San Jose Ave 361 San Jose Ave Poplar St 1436-1440 Valencia St 1448 Valencia St 1452 Valencia St 1458 Valencia St 1460-1462 Valencia St Valencia St 1447 Valencia St 6530 1451-1453 Valencia St 1457 Valencia St 1465 Valencia St Orange Aly 442-446 Bartlett St 452 Bartlett St 464-468 Bartlett St 472 Bartlett St Bartlett St 371-391 San Jose Ave 1468-1474 Valencia St 1476-1480 Valencia St 1477 Valencia St 1485 Valencia St 3458-3466 26th St 393-399 San Jose Ave 3512 26th St 1488 Valencia St 1492 Valencia St 1497 Valencia St 494 Bartlett St The City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, completeness or usefulness of any information. CCSF provides this information on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. 26th St
San Francisco Planning Department - South Mission Historic Resource Survey Property Information Catalog (sorted by Street Address) Assessor Block-Lot Address (Low #) Address (High #) Street Attribute Code/ Description 1 Attribute Code/ Description 2 Year Built Year Built Source Primary Record (DPR 532A) Architectural Style 1 Architectural Style 2 Historic District CHRSC Listing Type Resource Eligibility Notes 6530-022 1423 1423 VALENCIA ST HP8. Industrial Building 1920 SF Assessor Yes Utilitarian 6530-022_1 1423 1423 VALENCIA ST HP8. Industrial Building 1913 SF Assessor Yes Utilitarian HP2. Single Family 6530-021 1427 1427 VALENCIA ST Property 1890 Sanborn Co. maps (est.) Yes Italianate 6530-021_1 1427 1427 VALENCIA ST HP4. Ancillary Building 1890 Sanborn Co. maps (est.) Yes Utilitarian 6530-026 1429 1429 VALENCIA ST HP6. 1-3 Story Commercial Building 1907 DBI permit Yes Tudor Revival 6530-026 1429 1429 VALENCIA ST HP4. Ancillary Building 1907 DBI permit Yes Utilitarian and Lofts 3CB Individual & Contributor California Register Dairy depot built by John A. Christen; attached to a building at rear of lot facing Orange Alley that appears to have been original "milk depot" constructed by Christen in 1913. This appears to have been the original "milk depot" constructed by John A. Christen in 1913. It is attached to a building facing Valencia Street. and Lofts 3CD Contributor California Register and Lofts 3CB Individual & Contributor California Register See SFPL Historical Photo AAB-5633. and Lofts 3CD Contributor California Register Barn. Façade altered to Tudor Revival style in 1941; rear of property and Lofts 3CB Individual & Contributor California Register retains "stables" architecture. Property includes detached stables in rear. See SFPL Historical Photo AAB-5633. and Lofts 3CD Contributor California Register Stables. Printed on 9/3/2010 1 of 1