And today a free open house and book sale at the Haas Lillienthal House at 2007 Franklin Street. For a $20.00 donation, attendees can have access from 10:00 am - 11:00 am.
Woody LaBounty, president and CEO of SF Heritage, will be our docent for our very special, private, event on Wednesday, June 12th, from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. A normal tour is one hour.
By Julie Zigoris Published May 03, 2024 • 4:26pm - San Francisco Standard
To celebrate the return of the millwork-covered, witch hat-roofed Queen Anne for public viewing, SF Heritage is throwing open the doors of the home on Saturday for a big book sale that will raise money for the organization, which is tasked with preserving San Francisco’s cultural heritage. The books come courtesy of a longtime SF Heritage supporter, the late Gee Gee Platt, who helped create the California Preservation Foundation, as well as from a deaccessioned Wells Fargo research library donated to the nonprofit.
“It’s going to be treasure hunting,” said Woody LaBounty, president and CEO of SF Heritage.
Along with book perusing, attendees can guide themselves for free through the exuberant Pacific Heights home, commissioned by the wealthy grocer William Haas and donated to SF Heritage in 1973, with docents stationed on each floor to answer questions. The 11,500-square-foot mansion will open for formal tours the following Saturday, May 11, offering three tours a day every Saturday thereafter.
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