EVENTS & TOURS Events Heritage Summer/Fall Lectures Series Volunteer Appreciation Party Tours Haas-Lilienthal House San Francisco Walking Tours Pacific Heights Walking Tours Heritage Hikes Group Tour EVENTS Heritage Summer/Fall Lecture Series July 17 - WilliamTempleton - Califia Lives Here: Investigating San Francisco's African-American Heritage Sites August 21 - Mark Wilson - Julia Morgan's Unique Place in American Architecture September 18 - Laura Ackley - Illuminating the Jewel City: Spectacular Lighting of the PPIE October 16 - Sara Lardinois - Earthen Architectural Heritage of the Hadhramaut Valley, Yemen November 13 - Charles Fracchia - Instant City: San Francisco during the Gold Rush Click HERE for more details (pdf) Volunteer Appreciation Party Board president Charles Olsen addresses the group On May 8th, the Board of Directors, the Lilienthal Society and the staff of Heritage joined together to thank volunteers at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Party. The event was held at historic St. Johns Church in the Richmond District. Board president Charles Olson thanked the volunteers for their service and for their vital role in interpreting this important city landmark. Tours of the Haas-Lilienthal House and walking tours of various districts would not be possible without the generous support of this dedicated group. The volunteers corps of over 50 people John Gaul, Karen Irwin, Jack Gold and John Lenox contribute hundreds of hours assisting with special events and with office activities in addition to giving tours to special groups, children participating in the Heritage Hikes program, as well as the general public. A highlight of the celebration was a welcome from Reverend John Anderson, and a song by choir director Karen Irwin. Left: Vikki Bay and Volunteer Coordinator Shelley Adams Right: Shelley Adams and Terry Cerrato For information about our volunteer program, or to inquire about our next docent training session, please contact Shelley Adams at 415-441-3000, x-24. back to top TOURS Summer 2008 Schedule Changes at The Haas-Lilienthal House: The Haas-Lilienthal House will be closed on the following date (No House or Walking Tours): August 30th Our apologies for any inconvenience. Haas-Lilienthal House Tour As featured on A&E's America's Castles' series Castles by the Bay copyright 1991, Richard Sexton. The Haas-Lilienthal House, (Peter Schmidt, Architect) is at 2007 Franklin Street, (between Washington & Jackson) in San Francisco. This exuberant Queen Anne-style Victorian was built in 1886. It is the only intact private home of the period that is open regularly as a museum, complete with authentic furniture and artifacts. The House has elaborate wooden gables, a circular corner tower and luxurant ornamentation. Volunteer docents lead tours through the House and explain the Victorian architecture of the exterior. A display of photographs in the downstairs supper-room describes the history of the home and the family that lived here until 1972. To learn more about the house, click here. Tours of this house museum are offered regularly on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays and Saturdays* from 12:00 Noon - 3:00 p.m. Tours leave every 20 to 30 minutes and last about 1 hour. All visits to the house must be guided. Reservations are not required. General Admission: $8; Seniors & Children 12 & under: $5. Special group tours are also available. Groups of 10 or more must make arrangements for a special tour by contacting Shelley Adams. *The house is occasionally closed Saturdays for private parties. Please call our info line at 415.441.3004 to confirm we are open on the Saturday you wish to visit. see photo credits. back to top Saturday Walking Tours SF Heritage is delighted to offer 4 public walking tours, given on Saturdays at 1:30. Each tour covers ~15-20 blocks and takes about 2 hours. These 4 tours will be given on a rotating basis, on Saturdays at 1:30, as follows: FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH:  “City Beautiful to Civic Center” Tour This walk is the flattest of the 4 new walks, and is a comprehensive exploration of the Civic Center Historic District - one of the finest ensembles of Beaux Arts architecture in America - and why that style prevails there.  In addition to the many beautiful buildings, this tour also covers quite a bit of public artwork. This tour (only) does NOT start at the Haas-Lilienthal House, and so requires reservations. THIS TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH: “A Walk Along Broadway” visits the area north and west of the Haas-Lilienthal House, covering a number of Victorian styles of houses along Broadway (including the “Mrs. Doubtfire” house) and numerous stunning Classical Revival buildings, including 2 of Silver King James Flood’s former mansions. This tour starts at the Haas-Lilienthal House, and ends elsewhere.THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH: “Beyond Union Street: A Walk Through Cow Hollow” This walking tour explores the early years of Cow Hollow through the distinctive architecture of the neighborhood, including early dairy farms, roadway inns, converted stables and barns, the exteriors of Victorian houses and mansions, and the grand art deco apartment buildings that replaced them. The walk showcases residential and commercial architectural styles from the 1850s to the 1920s. This tour starts at the Haas-Lilienthal House, and ends elsewhere. FOURTH SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH: “Walk the Fire Line: Van Ness Avenue” This stroll down to and along Van Ness Avenue, skirts the 1906 fire line, and offers marvelous post-1906 architecture along and east of Van Ness Avenue, as well as a few outstanding pre-quake survivors on the western side. We address the earthquake and fire, and the subsequent effects on the area, which evolved from being a grand residential boulevard to a high-style commercial row created to showcase that latest of modern conveniences, the automobile. This tour starts at the Haas-Lilienthal House, and ends elsewhere. Tour prices is the same as for all our other tours:  Free for members $8 general admission $5 for seniors & children aged 12 & under. Layered clothing and comfortable walking shoes are recommended, but these tours have been designed with limited uphill portions, and the pace is comfortable for most people. Water will be available. Reservations required for the Saturday Civic Center walking tour only – please contact Shelley at 415/ 441.3000 x24 or email Shelley Adams. back to top Pacific Heights Walking Tour This is an illuminating 2-hour tour of eastern Pacific Heights which includes examples and insights into San Francisco's diverse architecture as well as stories of earthquakes, fortunes and fame. Tour leaves from the Haas-Lilienthal House every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Reservations are not required for this walk. General Admission: $8; Seniors & Children 12 & under: $5. Duration is approximately 2 hours. For more information contact Shelley Adams. back to top Heritage Hikes A special program by which San Francisco school children are taught to be acute observers of the built environment and to value their heritage. The program offers a teacher's workshop, an "Architrunk" which goes out to the classroom, a Treasure Hunt tour of a Victorian neighborhood and a tour of the Haas-Lilienthal House. Only Heritage-trained teachers may bring their classes in for this program. For more information contact Shelley Adams. back to top Group Tours Special private tours of the Haas-Lilienthal House are available for any size group up to 44 people and for groups up to 25 for our walking tours. We charge a minimum of $100/group or $10/person. These tours can be scheduled for any time the House isn't open to the public or already booked, so the earlier you call to arrange, the better! These tours can be made longer or shorter than the public tours, and we make every effort to tailor them to your group whenever possible, so please let us know if you have any particular areas of interest!  Senior/student price break available - please contact Shelley Adams for more information or to book a special private tour. All regular Heritage Tours are free to Heritage members and their guests Heritage tours are made possible in part through a grant from the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.

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