Mish House | |
Location | 1153 Oak Street, San Francisco, California, 94117, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 37°46′22″N 122°26′18″W / 37.772894°N 122.438290°W |
Architect | McDougall & Sons |
Architectural style | Stick style, Eastlake movement |
NRHP reference No. | 79000534 |
SFDL No. | 62 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 21, 1979 [2] |
Designated SFDL | July 6, 1974 [1] |
The Mish House, also known as the Sarah Mish House, is a historic house built in 1885 and located in 1153 Oak Street in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. [3]
The house is listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since July 6, 1974; [1] [4] and one of the National Register of Historic Places since May 21, 1979. [2]
The Mish House was designed by architects McDougall and Sons, and originally built in 1885 at 407 Divisadero Street. [2] [5] It was built in the Stick-Eastlake style (a combination of Stick style and Eastlake movement). [2] The house was moved in 1889 to its current location at 1153 Oak Street. [6]
In 1928, the house was sold and the following year it was converted into apartments. [2] By 1930, the ballroom portion of the building was used as a dance school. [6] [4] In 1975 and 1976, the house was restored by a local preservation group, in hopes of improving the neighborhood. [2] [7] It is located near the Abner Phelps House, another historic building.
The house was built for Phenes and Sarah Mish and their 10 children. [2] The Mish family moved to San Francisco in 1849. [8] Phenes Mish (1825–1895) was born in Poznań, Kingdom of Prussia (now Poland) and had owned a dry goods importing business called Mish and Sons, he also served as President of Congregation Sherith Israel. [2] [5] Sarah Cohen Mish (1832–1916) was English-born and owned a dressmaking and millinery business with two locations, and her millinery was the largest on the west coast. [8] After Sarah's death in 1916, the house was passed to the estate heirs.
Lily Schlesinger ( née Mish), daughter of Phenes and Sarah, was raised in the Mish House and became an opera singer and whistler; and her daughter was Irene Anderson (née Schlesinger), was a dancer and one of the founders of the Anderson Sisters School of Dancing in San Francisco. [9] [10]
Mish House | |
Location | 1153 Oak Street, San Francisco, California, 94117, U.S. |
---|---|
Coordinates | 37°46′22″N 122°26′18″W / 37.772894°N 122.438290°W |
Architect | McDougall & Sons |
Architectural style | Stick style, Eastlake movement |
NRHP reference No. | 79000534 |
SFDL No. | 62 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 21, 1979 [2] |
Designated SFDL | July 6, 1974 [1] |
The Mish House, also known as the Sarah Mish House, is a historic house built in 1885 and located in 1153 Oak Street in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. [3]
The house is listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since July 6, 1974; [1] [4] and one of the National Register of Historic Places since May 21, 1979. [2]
The Mish House was designed by architects McDougall and Sons, and originally built in 1885 at 407 Divisadero Street. [2] [5] It was built in the Stick-Eastlake style (a combination of Stick style and Eastlake movement). [2] The house was moved in 1889 to its current location at 1153 Oak Street. [6]
In 1928, the house was sold and the following year it was converted into apartments. [2] By 1930, the ballroom portion of the building was used as a dance school. [6] [4] In 1975 and 1976, the house was restored by a local preservation group, in hopes of improving the neighborhood. [2] [7] It is located near the Abner Phelps House, another historic building.
The house was built for Phenes and Sarah Mish and their 10 children. [2] The Mish family moved to San Francisco in 1849. [8] Phenes Mish (1825–1895) was born in Poznań, Kingdom of Prussia (now Poland) and had owned a dry goods importing business called Mish and Sons, he also served as President of Congregation Sherith Israel. [2] [5] Sarah Cohen Mish (1832–1916) was English-born and owned a dressmaking and millinery business with two locations, and her millinery was the largest on the west coast. [8] After Sarah's death in 1916, the house was passed to the estate heirs.
Lily Schlesinger ( née Mish), daughter of Phenes and Sarah, was raised in the Mish House and became an opera singer and whistler; and her daughter was Irene Anderson (née Schlesinger), was a dancer and one of the founders of the Anderson Sisters School of Dancing in San Francisco. [9] [10]