Haskell House

The Haskell House stands at the foot of Franklin Street, overlooking the water on the bluffs of Fort Mason. Constructed during the mid-eighteen fifties by real estate developer Leonidas Haskell, this residence was one of five private homes built on land that was then known as Black Point. The house is distinguished by its history as a site of political and personal transition in early San Francisco, having served as a private home, a casualty of the Civil War, and eventually, military housing.