The Verdier Mansion In Russian Hill, $25M

Author:Philip Ferrato

In a city once packed with extravagant Gilded Age dwellings, the 1906 Verdier Mansion, a classic Tudor Revival survivor rising six stories on the edge of Russian Hill just hit the market. It’s as much a statement about the original owner’s prosperity and Edwardian exuberance as a vote of confidence in a city so recently ravaged by earthquake and fire.

Designed by architect Houghton Sawyer for a mining magnate, it’s hosted a series of remarkable residents over the past 120 years—the longest occupant being Paul Verdier—the fourth-generation proprietor of the legendary City of Paris department store then followed by the Nobel Prize laureate Myron Scholes. It’s now being sold by the current owner, banker John Skeen.

With spacious entertaining spaces connected by the grand interior staircase, the 6-bed, 6-bath, 2-half-bath home includes a 6-car garage; all levels are accessed by elevator. Below, a romantic, colonnaded interior courtyard is accessed from what was probably once a ballroom, now used for billiards, and the spacious kitchen opens to a terrace.

Visit the listing for more images and additional details. A uniquely grand property in one of San Francisco’s most iconic settings, represented by veteran luxury specialist Gregg Lynn and his team at Sotheby’s International Realty.