The Feusier Octagon House is an historic

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al house built in c. 1857, and located in the

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neighborhood of

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. It was listed as a

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on October 1, 1970, and was added to the

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on March 24, 1974. The house is also part of the

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. With

History

The Feusier Octagon House is located at 1067 Green Street in San Francisco. It was built between 1857 and 1858 by George Kenny, who sold it in 1870 to Louis Feusier. The house was later expanded with a third story,

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, and cupola.Anna Marie Erwert
"Rent the famed Octagon House in Russian Hill for $10,500 a month"
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'', 2018-09-13. it was a rental house, before being put up for sale in 2021 for US$8.6 million. The Feusier Octagon House,

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, and the Marine Exchange Lookout Station at

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are the only three remaining

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s in the city.

References

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History

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