789 Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94118

1908. Two years after the earthquake and fire and San Francisco was an exciting place full of activity and westward expansion. At the border of the outside lands,'' in this year the stunning row of homes that contains 789 Arguello was added to the grand 1st Avenue renamed Arguello after Jos Daro Argello, who served as a Spanish governor of Alta and Baja California in the early 1800s. A short walk from the Conservatory of Flowers erected in 1873 and the Music Concourse, deYoung Museum, adjacent Japanese Tea Garden and other attractions in Golden Gate Park, this was, as now, an elegant and central location. Refreshed and ready for life today, 789 Arguello looks out over the wide tree-lined sidewalks and its own tranquil rear garden. It has a spacious entry foyer, front living room with decorative bird's eye maple mantle and huge double-parlor style primary bedroom. Restored old growth Douglass fir floors draw you down the hall past the 2nd bedroom and revamped bath to the large...