What's inside that fancy old house? (with Woody LaBounty)

The Haas-Lilienthal House is one of San Francisco’s most beautiful architectural landmarks, a gorgeous Queen Anne Victorian that stands out amid a modern landscape of grocery stores and car dealerships. Built in the 1880s in the Pacific Heights neighborhood, this beautifully preserved home offers a unique glimpse into the city's 19th-century history. While many historic house museums are dedicated to diplomats or the incredibly wealthy, original inhabitants William and Bertha Haas were upper-middle-class merchants moving up in the world. As San Francisco Heritage CEO Woody LaBounty explains, their home's location was chosen carefully to be near the true locus of power just one block over on Van Ness Avenue, which was then a showplace boulevard of massive, elaborate estates. Today on Call ‘Em Like Museum, Woody talks about why the Haas-Lilienthal House is now the headquarters of SF Heritage and how the organization uses it to tell the city’s story. We also discuss what makes this house museum different from so many others, why it’s so important to preserve historic architecture, and why his favorite room in the house is the bathroom. Visit the Haas-Lilienthal House: https://www.haas-lilienthalhouse.org/ The Halloween Experience, House of Weird: https://www.haas-lilienthalhouse.org/halloween Full transcript of this episode Subscribe to the newsletter This episode was hosted, produced, and edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod Chapters Music: www.purple-planet.com Images: House exterior The Ashe-Hobart Residence Residence of Mr. Charles Holbrook Claus Spreckel's residence (which also survived the fire!) 1906 firefighters The burning of the Mission District The dining room chandelier The house in 1975 The dining room Golden Gate Park, c. 1925 De Young Museum, 1921 San Francisco burning The Haas-Lilienthal House entrance The bathroom 100 McAllister Street in the 1930s Castro Camera Queer Arts Featured Salvador Dalí Museum Salvador Dalí, 1939