https://friendsoflafayettepark.org/visit daily 0.75 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1595548479476-6AZBU3J6UMOFJSO3CW4H/IMG_3436.jpg Visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567370571353-IZMYFVOUOHKFPD9RLREK/Parakeets+by+Anne+Cirillo.jpg Visit Did you know? The park is home to wild parakeets and is an urban birding hotspot! More than 100 species have been observed here! Photo: Anne Cirillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1594945371908-9XFFAU2XNUB7IN5TCXY7/2642.jpg Visit Did you know? The Spreckels Mansion, built in 1913, is now owned by author Danielle Steele. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567120373867-5X4SC1RKN2XP65W6OFBD/Lafayette_11.jpg Visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567302301805-UB5YNHFNJNXDFP8TUU39/20190830_153816.jpg Visit https://friendsoflafayettepark.org/home daily 1.0 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567316494755-CJBJAYYDT69MKB593E1N/imageedit_1_2760552022.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567299384951-04LWM93PAN6XPP6WQ95N/movie%2Bnight.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1595553868611-BGYGPMRLUUXZ08C9RAOA/Copy%2Bof%2B20161205_090130.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567299207068-IPA5RRAX9GR6D6TSLGBZ/Playground2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1594954525079-HTEZ3JA2EVYCNXS0XVQK/Tanel+Teemusk+10123344044_75f38440c4_o.jpg Home Historic Lafayette Park extends four blocks in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, with views of Twin Peaks and Alcatraz from the summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567109906251-3UWWAYDK7P9WA6BTN6I8/20170401_102159.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1594954785086-XYOU7906IZEANB0JNLKQ/LafayettePark0859.jpg Home https://friendsoflafayettepark.org/history daily 0.75 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593643317801-NDF5885K451VK4I44S76/1919+wnp36.02062.jpg History The St. Regis Apartment Building in 1919, which still stands at Gough and Clay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593643417556-X0Z3FWNQEGX0UFHR3LMV/1919+wnp36.02064.jpg History The Crothers house in 1919, later demolished. Vacant Holladay buildings visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567968827061-603DB65Q9LLEJ2OSC70O/1906+Bancroft+hb4489p0mp-FID4.jpg History View east down Clay Street Courtesy Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567535775566-VL8RM43T4CZJ4ERRB75O/1906+wnp15.773.jpg History - 1906 Looking southwest toward the corner of Sacamento and Gough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593642060014-9V9CSDJP71TRCKZR7GHC/1906%2Bhb4s20072c-FID4%2BI.%2BScheff%2B%2526%2BBros..jpg History Postcard by I. Scheff & Bros., 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567969008004-K0KMKG3NQH8UUCWK6BRZ/1906+SFPL+AAC-3234.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567537212248-G9DF2M2BR6BGBZVVKX5A/1906+Shawn+Clover.jpg History Composite image by Shawn Clover, depicting 2 houses on Gough which stand today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567969011507-DW3TQC2OQ8RP45SR9PYD/1906+map+of+fires.png History Map depicting burned area of the city. Lafayette Park highlighted in yellow. Rafael D. Palacios/San Jose Public Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593642319070-4UDL9KJ5Y8EI1GV5CY86/1906+SHORPY-GN-009+Wyland+Stanley+Collection+of+San+Francisco.jpg History Post-fire view west. Lafayette Park is visible as the distant trees at right. Wyland Stanley Collection via Shorpy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567535774116-QMGB9YDOBL2RLJU9WMQQ/1906+camp+wnp37.03405.jpg History - 1906 Looking west to homes lining Laguna. Home on corner of Laguna and Washington is still standing, though heavily altered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567535777530-I92SVYHI1781DPLZW2UQ/1906+with+mansion+hb438nb3hw-FID4+copy.jpg History - 1906 Refugee tents with Holladay estate visible in backround. Note the perimeter retaining wall which still stands today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593135779535-UDFBLV6X5S31WZNTEM3R/1858+Land+Claims.png History 1858 map showing competing land claims https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593200456989-1DMED5DJG7FT8KMFN1GY/1895+Illustration.jpg History 1895 illustration from The San Francisco Call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593201804019-KUFCVAZW3ISXQMM65KUK/1924%2BBancroft%2BHolladay%2Bhouse%2Btf8489p3v0-FID4.jpg History The Holladay mansion in 1924, unoccupied by that time. Courtesy Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593634664844-CYUZ7UUZ9G9N853I6SFG/1906+fire+illustration+2005-0524_000114272.jpg History - April 18, 1906 A major earthquake followed by 4 days of fires destroyed 80% of the city’s buildings and left half of San Franciscans homeless. As one of nearest summits outside the fire zone, citizens congregated in Lafayette Park for safety and several iconic photos were taken of the destruction. Lafayette Park was used as an emergency refugee camp into 1907. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593651964325-AN46JI1NOTR0X2PP67FN/1895+SF+Call+clipping.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567532132258-EYNNQ9XKFU0UT5DSEMHU/1871.jpg History - 1871 Looking east https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567532131948-FD454GEF0PWX8XD40YK2/1877+wnp15.964.jpg History - 1877 Looking north. Visible are the McElroy octagon house, Allyne Mansion near Gough, and Washerwoman's Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567532133047-KDQSS3TIC7YKWEQ8FJUW/1877.jpg History - 1877 Looking northwest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567532133472-L4PPWDNSMQ9ILCSLT27M/1892+wnp4.1465+composite.jpg History - c. 1892 Looking east and southeast, view from Davidson's Observatory [composite panorama]. Visible are Clay St, corner of Sacramento & Gough, and a cable car passing. The three story Stick-Eastlake house at far right still stands, minus the ornamentation at the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567533194750-40ECW3MOSIUGF22730AD/1880s%3F+Observatory.png History - Davidson's observatory In 1879 George Davidson built the West Coast's first observatory, which operated until 1896. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593719895261-HBG6799UZEBF7MDRJHTP/2010+survey.jpg History This 2010 survey shows the WPA additions in purple (bathroom, tennis courts). Blue areas were features associated with Holladay’s estate. Orange denotes features that existed by 1900. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1594940594938-ILRHR2INTDK4IGS5NRWY/sanfrancisco.jpg History - The WPA Era https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593720709643-6A09FYO676PAS43IZ5V3/2010+ConceptualPlan.jpg History 2010 renovation plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593649400122-PKFKT7A8SQ65TLF2G3M5/1939+wnp14.0243.jpg History Work on the eastern side of the park, circa 1939 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593651116861-H3RJT4YP2X925D08U84M/1930s%3F+layout.png History The WPA era park improvement plans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593651584841-G3IUZ696NZHOUWSR17B6/1948%2BAerial.jpg History 1948 aerial photograph showing completed improvements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593723780181-SHDB8VG0T3IA44DT45XS/2010+renovation+areas.png History Improvements proposed in 2010. Additional improvements included making all paths ADA accessible, a new maintenance shed, efficient irrigation, and extensive new plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593725117334-HHQYOB8D98XE9ZNCAJ18/Lafayette_04.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593724872301-EH35Q0Y1BNTMZQJZX267/Lafayette_03.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593724910275-G1SS9PSNBAAH27Q6TQCN/Lafayette_08.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593724917297-QFKIHHS6XJ0DF8LO2UFH/Lafayette_11.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593725012868-ZCMGBVA6OY8UAEG2TW93/Copy+of+2016FallSocial4.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593723095132-T2L4BZKMRZPRE0D9T953/LafayettePark0852.jpg History - Lafayette Park Today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593135555406-OOWPZMX4ZKSDJL6DOSEA/7819000.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567302301805-UB5YNHFNJNXDFP8TUU39/20190830_153816.jpg History https://friendsoflafayettepark.org/about daily 0.75 2025-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567116373782-KJRFVZ8AOKYL0D2PU1AK/RibbonCutting.jpg About Cutting the ribbon on the newly renovated dog play area in 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567126463456-N2A7GTFO5X0NC1C73T3T/10123344044_640fe4bf8f_b.jpg About Friends of Lafayette Park (FOLP) is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the enjoyment, safety, and improvement of Lafayette Park in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1582918965744-R0GNQ5LSKMBASAR7I4BW/NEN.jpg About FOLP board members accepting the “Outstanding Park Volunteer Group” award at the 2020 Neighborhood Empowerment Network Awards https://friendsoflafayettepark.org/404 daily 0.75 2019-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1567790956136-CHQ114LMK760QPWTD9SD/20130622_160615%280%29.jpg 404 https://friendsoflafayettepark.org/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593727036331-WNE21NKW8V6W7QKVLEF8/1906+SFPL+AAC-3234.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593727058802-1W24OQK7DIOYBEOP9E4F/1906+Shawn+Clover.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d68269ed3e3820001e88f94/1593727105842-GY2AEFUNS7LF3NVDO97X/1964+SE+Entrance.png New Page