At 2120 Washington St. in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights, Doe House was built in 1908 for timber baron Frank P. Doe and is for sale for $27 million.

Just two years after the Great Quake and fires that decimated early 20th century San Francisco, glorious mansions began to appear in Pacific Heights. Among them was Doe House, at 2120 Washington St., which was built in 1908 for timber baron Frank P. Doe. This historic mansion is now for sale for the first time in almost 30 years, with an asking price of $27 million.

Doe House is 8,175 square feet of Classical Revival Edwardian glory. Historically, this architecture style arose as a kind of antidote to Victorian fussiness, favoring larger windows, classical lines and less ornamentation, along with larger, lighter interior spaces. Doe House is full of well-preserved examples of these style elements. The exterior, a white shingled facade with distinctive yet minimalist embellishment, is grand without being grandiose.  

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The property consists of a double lot, and the ample space allows for both front and side courtyards that frame the mansion. Its terraced backyard descends in levels to a patio enclosed by walls of thick green foliage.

At 2120 Washington St. in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights, Doe House was built in 1908 for timber baron Frank P. Doe and........

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