Octagon House

As a native San Franciscan I've always been curious about the Octagon House. The name itself was a curiosity. We would drive past it if we were either coming back from North Beach or Chinatown...

Octagon House is a bit of a snooze. With a scarcity of open hours, your opportunities to visit are limited. That said, don't plan your day around a visit as I'm not certain there's enough here...

Don't assume they will be open during the 3 days per month when they say they are open. After spending 30 minutes finding parking, I was greeted by this sign on the front door. Here's a tip: To...

I have mixed feelings about the Octagon House and here's why: architecturally it's really unique but much of the internal layout / artifacts are not actually representative of the time period....

I like old houses, and history in general, so I really appreciate this place. It's unique to be able to tour an octagon house, and SF is lucky to have this one. It was saved in the 1950s by an...