Mission District(Southeast), Victorian Architecture and a Brief History

(Photo above: an Omnibus Co. horse drawn streetcar, runs on Howard Street, in front of grand homes, 1886. Horse drawn street cars started running in the Mission in the 1850s.)

Enjoy a Victorian heritage, architectural walking tour, for the Southeast Mission District. Locations from between 24rd & 26th, from Shotwell to Harrison. This is a very interesting neighborhood that will be fun to explore and discover the ins and outs, nooks and crannies and architectural pathways. All and all by the time the first round is done we'll have found thirteen different tours in the Southeast Mission. Don't miss the first one.
Having grown up on the East Coast in Philadelphia, I lived, worked in and visited the well known, large and small, famous historic districts: most well known, Beacon Hill in Boston, Greenwich Village in NYC, Georgetown in D.C., Society Hill in Philadelphia (I lived there for twelve years.). Unfortunately San Francisco lost its most historic areas in the 1906 Earthquake & Fire. But a large portion of the other side of town survived. Thus the Mission, SF's oldest neighborhood becomes San Francisco's most historic neighborhood, which is borne out from what I've seen. I'll have to do a little research to find out if the SF Planning Dept. agrees?

What do the Victorian houses look like out there? In every neighborhood in SF the Victorians differ.

The SF Planning Dept., has done extensive studies of the history, buildings and architecture of several City neighborhoods. For example, the Bayview Hunters Point Area B Historic Context statement is a 182 page study with many photographs and building listings documenting this area.
An excellent Historic Context statement exists for the Mission districts which will add greatly to knowledge of this area. For a deep dive, into detailed SF neighborhood history, click the link.