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Koshland House
Koshland House, also known as "Le Petit Trianon", is a private residence in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It has been one of San Francisco's most prominent and celebrated homes for over 100 years.
The property was established as San Francisco Landmark 95 by the City and County of San Francisco on July 9, 1977, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings on December 9, 1983. In 1976, it received high ratings in San Francisco's Department of City Planning's "Architectural Inventory", which rates only the top 10 percent of San Francisco's buildings.
The mansion, located at 3800 Washington Street, was constructed from 1902 to 1904 for Marcus and Corinne Koshland. Marcus Koshland (1858–1930) was a son of Simon Koshland, the founder of Koshland Brothers, a firm that imported and exported wool, hides and fur.[citation needed]
In 1900, Corinne, Marcus, their three children (Daniel, Robert and Margaret) and a nursemaid embarked on a European tour, which took them to France. There, Corinne fell in love with the Palace of Versailles and especially with the Petit Trianon, thus inspiring the construction of the home on a lot at the corner of Washington and Maple streets, a gift from her father.[citation needed]
Corinne Koshland, because of her love of music, played an important role in the establishment of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera. During her lifetime, the home was the scene of musical events which generated support for the Symphony. Musicians who either entertained or were houseguests at the house during this period included Yehudi Menuhin (whose education was partially financed by Mrs. Koshland), Issac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, Jascha Heifitz, Pierre Monteaux and Igor Stravinski.
In 1912, Corinne and Marcus hosted an eighteenth-century themed soirée in the home's ballroom, in celebration of a visit from Boston relatives. Every Hannukah from 1928 to 1940, Cantor Reuben Rinder of Temple Emanu-El conducted Jewish musicals in the home.[citation needed]
The second owners of the mansion were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buck, who purchased it for $100,000 in March 1955. He was a successful financier who served for a time as president of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Walter Buck remained in the home until 1977, when the mansion was purchased by attorney Paul Renne for $525,000. The house changed hands again in 1982, to be owned by Charles Pankow and Heide Betz, an art consultant. It was later owned by internet pioneer Halsey Minor, who lost it in a bankruptcy sale.[citation needed]
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Koshland House
Koshland House, also known as "Le Petit Trianon", is a private residence in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It has been one of San Francisco's most prominent and celebrated homes for over 100 years.
The property was established as San Francisco Landmark 95 by the City and County of San Francisco on July 9, 1977, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings on December 9, 1983. In 1976, it received high ratings in San Francisco's Department of City Planning's "Architectural Inventory", which rates only the top 10 percent of San Francisco's buildings.
The mansion, located at 3800 Washington Street, was constructed from 1902 to 1904 for Marcus and Corinne Koshland. Marcus Koshland (1858–1930) was a son of Simon Koshland, the founder of Koshland Brothers, a firm that imported and exported wool, hides and fur.[citation needed]
In 1900, Corinne, Marcus, their three children (Daniel, Robert and Margaret) and a nursemaid embarked on a European tour, which took them to France. There, Corinne fell in love with the Palace of Versailles and especially with the Petit Trianon, thus inspiring the construction of the home on a lot at the corner of Washington and Maple streets, a gift from her father.[citation needed]
Corinne Koshland, because of her love of music, played an important role in the establishment of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera. During her lifetime, the home was the scene of musical events which generated support for the Symphony. Musicians who either entertained or were houseguests at the house during this period included Yehudi Menuhin (whose education was partially financed by Mrs. Koshland), Issac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, Jascha Heifitz, Pierre Monteaux and Igor Stravinski.
In 1912, Corinne and Marcus hosted an eighteenth-century themed soirée in the home's ballroom, in celebration of a visit from Boston relatives. Every Hannukah from 1928 to 1940, Cantor Reuben Rinder of Temple Emanu-El conducted Jewish musicals in the home.[citation needed]
The second owners of the mansion were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buck, who purchased it for $100,000 in March 1955. He was a successful financier who served for a time as president of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Walter Buck remained in the home until 1977, when the mansion was purchased by attorney Paul Renne for $525,000. The house changed hands again in 1982, to be owned by Charles Pankow and Heide Betz, an art consultant. It was later owned by internet pioneer Halsey Minor, who lost it in a bankruptcy sale.[citation needed]
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