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May 02, 2018
Communal living seems to be all the rage nowadays, tackling surging housing costs and difficulties with forging human relationships IRL all at once.
Yes, there is the option of moving into dorm-like quarters with millennial Silicon Valley commuters; or hell, you could just move into a hotel. But wouldn t it be so much nicer to hang your hat inside a gorgeous mansion that s also an official historic landmark, located in one San Francisco s prettiest hoods? In answer to the question
Where do you live?, you may now reply, the Archbishop s Mansion.
Situated on Alamo Square with a view of the Painted Ladies, the Archbishop s Mansion was built in 1904 and its 114 years have been eventful. The architectural grand dame, built of stucco with a steel-reinforced concrete foundation by architect Frank Shea, showed her mettle when she survived the 1906 earthquake; since then, she s been home to a number of archbishops and hosted Pope Pius XII, and has housed a conven