Jewel Box House - NOB HILL - "Palace Hill", San Francisco CA
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It was more than 100
It was more than 100 years ago that four of San Francisco's most wealthy and powerful railroad and industry magnates had their pick of more than 43 hills on which to build their mansions. Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis Huntington and Leland Stanford selected Nob Hill in the heart of the city for its stunning views of the bay. It eventually became known as the "Hill of Palaces" because of their palatial mansions.
The 1906 earthquake levelled most of the homes, but Nob Hill's grand reputation has carried over to modern times. Built-in 1913, shortly after the big quake, one mini-mansion that became known as the Jewel Box home still stands as a tribute to San Francisco's high society at the turn of the last century. The current owner, Elisa Stephens, president of the Academy of Art College, strove to restore the home to its original grandeur.
One of the easiest decisions Stephens made when she bought the Jewel Box house four years ago was to revive its turn-of-the-century splendour. The challenge was matching the restoration to photos of the classically detailed interior. "I wanted to restore it to its jewel-like quality. I wanted the interior to be livable and comfortable yet traditional because this house requires elegance," Stephens says.
The six-story, 5,200-square-foot home was designed by George A. Shastey, the original designer of the Fairmont Hotel's interiors. He called it a "Petit Palais" and emphasized details like the intricate crown mouldings, traceried grillwork, gilded vaults and leaded glass ceilings. Viewed from Huntington Park across the street, the home still looks like a mini-mansion, resting quietly amid the giant apartment buildings that flank it.
Stephens says it was originally built by a bachelor to house his mistress, and there is allegedly a tunnel running underneath California Street that connects the home to the old James Flood mansion, now the Pacific Union Club.
Photographs of Shastey's details inspired to Stephens to re-create the grandeur but with a modern flair. With the help of interior designer and home stager Robert Federighi, today the jewel-like opulence manifests itself throughout the home. "It's not a chest of gold - it's a gem box of elegance," says Federighi. "The architecture was already sophisticated and the remodelling looks original."
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The 1906 earthquake levelled most of the homes, but Nob Hill's grand reputation has carried over to modern times. Built-in 1913, shortly after the big quake, one mini-mansion that became known as the Jewel Box home still stands as a tribute to San Francisco's high society at the turn of the last century. The current owner, Elisa Stephens, president of the Academy of Art College, strove to restore the home to its original grandeur.
One of the easiest decisions Stephens made when she bought the Jewel Box house four years ago was to revive its turn-of-the-century splendour. The challenge was matching the restoration to photos of the classically detailed interior. "I wanted to restore it to its jewel-like quality. I wanted the interior to be livable and comfortable yet traditional because this house requires elegance," Stephens says.
The six-story, 5,200-square-foot home was designed by George A. Shastey, the original designer of the Fairmont Hotel's interiors. He called it a "Petit Palais" and emphasized details like the intricate crown mouldings, traceried grillwork, gilded vaults and leaded glass ceilings. Viewed from Huntington Park across the street, the home still looks like a mini-mansion, resting quietly amid the giant apartment buildings that flank it.
Stephens says it was originally built by a bachelor to house his mistress, and there is allegedly a tunnel running underneath California Street that connects the home to the old James Flood mansion, now the Pacific Union Club.
Photographs of Shastey's details inspired to Stephens to re-create the grandeur but with a modern flair. With the help of interior designer and home stager Robert Federighi, today the jewel-like opulence manifests itself throughout the home. "It's not a chest of gold - it's a gem box of elegance," says Federighi. "The architecture was already sophisticated and the remodelling looks original."
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10 سال پیش
در تاریخ 1393/05/23 منتشر شده
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