2516 Pacific Avenue was two separate plots until 1920 when the lots were combined, and the house on one of the lots was moved to 2504 Pacific Avenue. Hobart designed this restrained Tudor Revival residence for the Monteagle family. It was built on the foundations of the two former houses with a concrete frame and brick exterior.

The Monteagle family sold the residence to Samuel and Celeste Stewart in 1948, who in turn, sold the residence and its furniture to the British Consul-General in 1954. The Consul-General occupied the residence until 2004.

The residence, with its capacity for entertaining, was a notable hub of socialising and networking. The main disadvantage of the house, as security tightened, was its lack of a garage but even this was overcome in the mid-1990s by carving a large garage out of the basement and forming a ramp down to it.

Cost reductions mandate by the Estate Modernisation Programme of the early 2000s led the British government to sell the property in 2004 and purchase a somewhat smaller residence at 12 Presidio Terrace.

Source: Catalogue of British Embassy and Consulate Buildings on the Room for Diplomacy Website

The San Francisco Decorator Showcase was held here in 2004.