In honor of St. Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be only suitable to feature the estate of the San Francisco local and ROMANCE Novel Extraordinaire, Miss Danielle Steel. Now, for us singles out there: Valentine's Day festivities may just include one of her paperback potboilers (or, if you prefer, one of her Lifetime made-for-TV movies) along with alcoholic beverage(s) of choice.
Miss Steel's Sprekels Mansion was originally built for the bride of (sugar-daddy) sugar-heir Anthony Sprekels. The Sprekels were famous art collectors – probably most well known in San Francisco for donating the Legion of Honor to the city - and for building this monument of a house. The massive 55,000 sqft estate is considered the largest private single-family residence in the city (no source for that one, just something I’ve heard a few times). Although the property screams “Beaux-Arts” louder than it does “Victorian,” it can technically still be considered Victorian since it was built before the end of (said) era in 1915.
LOCATION: 2080 Washington Street, Pacific Heights (right across from the lovely Lafayette Park)
SIZE: 55,000 sqft (aka same size as the WHITE HOUSE)
BORN: 1913
OTHER FACTS: Made out of white limestone, 55 rooms, Louis XVI ballroom
Now, I doubt that Miss Steel will be vacating any time soon, but I would love for this house to come on the market just so we could get a peek inside those massive vine encased walls (and possibly into that Louis XVI ballroom of hers…).
Awesome Birds-Eye-View of Property: Miss Steel: owner of trampoline - I had no idea!
Sprekels Article
Possible image of the late Mrs. Sprekels INSIDE the mansion
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