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Blueprints

Until very recently these were thought to have been lost forever, but they resurfaced and are now available for
reproduction from the Park Archives.  Here they are in digitized format...

Cross Section

- Side Views -

East Elevation

West Elevation

  
 

This is a new page of the blueprints that came to light recently.  The close-up on the right
shows an architect's little addition, good old Adolph himself standing on the balcony.

- Floor Plans -
(click each floor for blueprint)

        







 

GOGA blueprint scans

GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 26 Third Floor Plan.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 28 Second Floor Plan.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 29 First Floor Plan.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 30 Fourth Floor Plan.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 32 West Elevation.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 33 East Elevation.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 34 Cross Section.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 36 First Attic Floor Plan.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 38 Second Attic Floor Plan.tif
GOGA 14283 1896 Cliff House Sht 39 Roof Plan.tif
GOGA 40065 1896 Cliff House Sht 31 South Elevation front

 

 

 

Camera Obscura?

The blueprints clearly call out a "Camera Obscura Room" in the NW tower...
 


Roof Page, NW corner


2nd Attic Page, NW corner


But was there?  Click here to learn more.
 

 

 


Floor plan from 1901 insurance map (Sanborn Fire Insurance Map)

 


- Images of Cliff House under construction -


SF Public Library website


From the book "San Francisciana - Photographs of the Cliff House" by Marilyn Blaisdell.

 

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