San Francisco, a city renowned for its commercial hubs and cultural sites, will become the first destination in the United States for one of Accor s newest brands, Handwritten Collection. Owned and operated by San Francisco based Frame Ventures, Hotel Stratford is a charming European-style boutique property set against the backdrop of bustling Union Square on the renowned Powell Street cable car line. The property becomes Accor s third hotel in San Francisco, joining the Fairmont properties atop Nob Hill and at Ghirardelli Square.
Article - Historical Hotel Stratford San Francisco to Join Accor s Handwritten Collection - Hotel Stratford San Francisco, Handwritten Collection was built in 1910 and has recently undergone a multi-million-dollar refurbishment, ensuring the unique character of San Francisco shines through in every detail.
– After a week of underground work on sewer pipes, the Heaton Building is open again on 13th Street and Park Street. Amstrdm Coffee House, Ambiance, Cendre Wine Tasting and two upstairs apartments had no water during the work in the alley just west of the building.
Henry H. Gutterson, Supervising Architect of St. Francis Wood Truthful to the many styles and variation of styles as reflects the people of California.
by Richard Brandi, Copyright 2007 Henry H. Gutterson, Supervising Architect of St. Francis Wood -
The career of San Francisco architect Henry Gutterson spans the first half of the 20th Century. Beginning in 1905, when he graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of California Berkeley to his death in 1954, Gutterson s 50-year career most closely relates to the Beaux-Arts, Bay Area Arts and Crafts, and Academic Eclecticism periods. He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts but was also influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and he became one of the acknowledged practitioners of the early Bay Area Style. What set Gutterson and other young architects in the Bay Area style apart from others in the U.S. was, the peculiar way of using historical forms and details, the complexity of forms and spaces, miniaturizati