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Tobin House
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Location1969 California St., San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°47′22″N122°25′36″W / 37.78944°N 122.42667°W / 37.78944; -122.42667
Built1915
Architect Willis Polk
Architectural style Tudor Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000806
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2009 [1]

The Tobin House is a historic home located in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood in San Francisco, California built in the Tudor Gothic Revival style in 1915. It was designed by Willis Polk for Joseph E. Tobin and Constance de Young, daughter of M. H. de Young.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.