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September 24, 2011

Answer: Built in 1875, which Cow Hollow home was commissioned to be built as a wedding gift by designer Edmund M. Wharf?

September 24, 2011

Answer: Built in 1875, which Cow Hollow home was commissioned to be built as a wedding gift by designer Edmund M. Wharf?

Answer: Burr Mansion

This Italianate house, with a Second French Empire mansard roof, was designed by Edmund M. Wharf for Ephraim William Burr who had been mayor of San Francisco. Burr commissioned the building as a wedding present for his son, Edmond, and Edmond’s bride, Anna Barnard.