Experts' Choice Award Spreckels Mansion
5 expert reviews
“Shrouded behind tall juniper hedges at the corner of winding, redbrick Octavia Street, overlooking Lafayette Park, the estate was built for sugar heir Adolph Spreckels and his wife Alma.”
– Fodor's
Fodor's "This house was built for sugar baron Richard Spreckels in 1887. Jack London and Ambrose Bierce both lived and wrote here...the boxy, putty-color Victorian—today a private home—is in mint condition." Full review
Not For Tourists "1912 Spreckels family home, an example of a shift from late Victorian to neoclassical. Now owned by Danielle Steele."
Atlas Obscura "27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Spreckels Mansion, with colonnades and sculpted pediments, is one of the finest private residences on the San Francisco coast." Full review
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