Forest Hill, San Francisco

Forest Hill is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Forest Hill is one of eight master-planned residence parks in San Francisco.[4] Forest Hills is located near the middle of the City of San Francisco, southeast of the Inner Sunset and northeast of West Portal. Boundaries are roughly Seventh Avenue/Laguna Honda Boulevard to the north and east, Taraval Street to the south, and 14th Avenue to the west.

Forest Hill
Neighborhood of San Francisco
Entrance to Forest Hill from Dewey Boulevard
Forest Hill
Location within Central San Francisco
Coordinates: 37.748°N 122.463°W / 37.748; -122.463
Government
 • SupervisorNorman Yee
 • AssemblymemberPhil Ting (D)[1]
 • State SenatorScott Wiener (D)[1]
 • U.S. HouseJackie Speier (D)[2]
Area
 • Total0.93 km2 (0.359 sq mi)
 • Land0.93 km2 (0.359 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[3]
 • Total3,106
 • Density3,345/km2 (8,663/sq mi)
ZIP Code
94116
Area codes415/628

The area south of Dewey Boulevard is known as Laguna Honda or the Forest Hill Extension. The name Laguna Honda means "deep lagoon" in Spanish and presumably refers to the Laguna Honda Reservoir at the intersection of Laguna Honda Boulevard and Clarendon Avenue.[5]

History

Forest Hill was purchased by a private firm from the heirs of Adolph Sutro. Ground digging to develop the neighborhood began in 1912. The streets in Forest Hill were originally built for horse and carriage, making them unusually wide. These streets in Forest Hill did not conform to San Francisco's standards regarding width and grade, and therefore were not initially approved nor maintained by the City until 1978.

Landscape architect Mark Daniels developed the master plan for Forest Hill.[6] Several homes and the neighborhood clubhouse were designed by California Arts and Crafts Movement architect Bernard Maybeck.[7]

See also
  • List of San Francisco, California Hills

References
  1. "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. "California's 14th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. "Forest Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California (CA), 94116". City-Data.com.
  4. "Researching Residence Parks". SF West History. 10 (4). Oct–Dec 2014.
  5. Kamiya, Gary. "A Walking Tour of San Francisco's Hidden Waters". San Francisco Magazine. Modern Luxury. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  6. "Mark Daniels: Landscape Architect of Forest Hill, Sea Cliff and More". Western Neighborhoods Project, Outsidelands.org, April 2, 2003.
  7. McCoy, Esther (1960). Five California Architects. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation. p. 6. ASIN B000I3Z52W.

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