Conrad Meussdorffer (1871-1945)

2500 Steiner Street Designed by Conrad Meussdorffer
2500 Steiner Street
2 July 2012
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Conrad Alfred Meussdorffer was the son of German parents who came to San Francisco in 1853.

He worked for the architectural firm of Salfield & Kohlberg, then in partnership with Victor de Prosse before opening his own practice in 1897.

Meussdorffer designed the St. Regis apartments in Lafayette Park, the only private residence in San Francisco located in a public park. The luxurious Beaux-Arts building established Meussdorffer as the architect of choice for San Francisco's one percent. His buildings at 2006 Washington Street and 2500 Steiner Street are often considered the finest apartment buildings in San Francisco. I concur. If I could live anywhere in the world, these two addresses would be strong contenders.

The building at 2500 Steiner Street is located on the crest of Pacific Heights at the northeast corner of Alta Plaza Park at an elevation of about 285 feet (87 meters). The elevation and the lack of nearby tall buildings make it one of the most visible buildings in San Francisco, along with the much taller Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower.

Some folks call this building Susie's Building. Or the Democratic Party ATM.

Name Year Address City Sort Address Sort Name
Apartment Building19282299 Pacific AvenueSan FranciscoPacific 2299Apartment Building
Apartment Building on Franklin Street19172145 Franklin StreetSan FranciscoFranklin 2145Apartment Building on Franklin Street
Apartment Building on Gough Street19231800 Gough StreetSan FranciscoGough 1800Apartment Building on Gough Street
Apartment Building on Jackson Street19171810 Jackson StreetSan FranciscoJackson 1810Apartment Building on Jackson Street
Apartment Building on Jackson Street19161824 and 1830 Jackson StreetSan FranciscoJackson 1824Apartment Building on Jackson Street
Apartment Building on Jackson Street19232100 Jackson StreetSan FranciscoJackson 2100Apartment Building on Jackson Street
Apartment Building on Sacramento Street19082205 Sacramento StreetSan FranciscoSacramento 2205Apartment Building on Sacramento Street
Apartment Building on Steiner Street19272500 Steiner StreetSan FranciscoSteiner 2500Apartment Building on Steiner Street
Apartment Building on Sutter Street1918680 Sutter StreetSan FranciscoSutter 0680Apartment Building on Sutter Street
Apartment Building on Washington Street19222000 Washington StreetSan FranciscoWashington 2000Apartment Building on Washington Street
Apartment Building on Washington Street19242006 Washington StreetSan FranciscoWashington 2006Apartment Building on Washington Street
Arcona Apartments1912851 California StreetSan FranciscoCalifornia 0851Arcona Apartments
Building19351 United Nations PlazaSan FranciscoUnited Nations 0001Building
De Kope Apartments19121003 Post StreetSan FranciscoPost 1003De Kope Apartments
Family Club1909545 Powell StreetSan FranciscoPowell 0545Family Club
Flats1909974-978 Sutter StreetSan FranciscoSutter 0974Flats
Hess Building1912163-165 Jessie StreetSan FranciscoJessie 0163Hess Building
Holluschickie Club1911700 Mason StreetSan FranciscoMason 0700Holluschickie Club
Hotel Allen19141693-1695 Market StreetSan FranciscoMarket 1693Hotel Allen
Hotel Penzance1913979 Sutter StreetSan FranciscoSutter 0979Hotel Penzance
Lafayette Apartments19082135 Sacramento StreetSan FranciscoSacramento 2135Lafayette Apartments
Marvin Building190824 California StreetSan FranciscoCalifornia 0024Marvin Building
Perine House1911535 Powell StreetSan FranciscoPowell 0535Perine House
Residence on Chestnut Street1904870-874 Chestnut StreetSan FranciscoChestnut 0870Residence on Chestnut Street
Residence on Clay Street18973016-3018 Clay StreetSan FranciscoClay 3016Residence on Clay Street
Residence on Clay Street19023051-3055 Clay StreetSan FranciscoClay 3051Residence on Clay Street
Residence on Clay Street19043295 Clay StreetSan FranciscoClay 3295Residence on Clay Street
Residence on Hyde Street1907647 Hyde StreetSan FranciscoHyde 0647Residence on Hyde Street
Residence on Jackson Street19063320 Jackson StreetSan FranciscoJackson 3320Residence on Jackson Street
Residence on Jackson Street19083349-51 Jackson StreetSan FranciscoJackson 3349Residence on Jackson Street
Residence on Jackson Street19063353-55 Jackson StreetSan FranciscoJackson 3353Residence on Jackson Street
Riverside Apartments191750 Golden Gate AvenueSan FranciscoGolden Gate 0050Riverside Apartments
Roycroft Hotel1909972 Sutter StreetSan FranciscoSutter 0972Roycroft Hotel
St. Regis Apartments19081925 Gough StreetSan FranciscoGough 1925St. Regis Apartments
Store1911729 Bush StreetSan FranciscoBush 0729Store
3295 Clay Street Street
Photographed 19 December 2019
1800 Gough Street Street
Photographed 31 January 2020
2100 Jackson Street
Photographed 19 September 2019
3320 Jackson Street
Photographed 2 July 2012
2299 Pacific Avenue
Photographed 2 August 2012
2135 Sacramento Street in San Francisco Designed by Conrad Meussdorffer Lafayette Apartments and Doyle House
Lafayette Apartments
2135 Sacramento Street
Photographed 19 September 2019

I was surprised to learn that Meussdorffer designed the Lafayette Apartments. The building, which faces Lafayette Park, has so much in common with the distinctive architectural style of James F. Dunn that I would have wagered that Dunn had designed it.

The Lafayette Apartments and its neighbor, the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle House, are the two most flamboyant buildings on the south side of Lafayette Park.

2000 Washington Street in San Francisco Designed by Conrad Meussdorffer
2006 Washington Street, also designed by Meussdorffer,
is on the left.
2000 Washington Street
Photographed 5 September 2019
2006 Washington Street in San Francisco Designed by Conrad Meussdorffer 5 September 2019

Spreckels Mansion and 2006 Washington Street in San Francisco Spreckels Mansion and 2006 Washington Street
5 September 2019

Spreckels Mansion and 2006 Washington Street in San Francisco
Viewed from the corner of Jackson Street and Octavia
Street. The large edge is at the rear of the Spreckels
Mansion property.
21 January 2020

2006 Washington Street
Built 1924
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