San Francisco Home Seen on Full House is for Sale

Real EstateSan Francisco Home Seen on Full House is for SaleOne of the "Painted Ladies," famed for its Victorian style and appearance on the hit TV show, is for sale for $3.5 million

By Katherine McLaughlin

June 10, 2022

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The Painted Ladies of San Francisco gained pop culture notoriety after being featured in the opening credits of Full House.Photo: Getty Images

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Most notably viewed in the opening credits of the ’80s sitcom Full House, one of San Francisco’s famed “Painted Ladies” is up for sale for $3.5 million. The house, which is located at 714 Steiner Street, is one of seven Victorian-style homes that make up a picturesque block, also referred to as “Postcard Row,” across from Alamo Square Park in the city’s Western Addition. 

714 Steiner Street is a wood-frame, two-story-over-garage residential property.

Photos Courtesy of Rob Jordan Photography 

The property is back on the market only two years after Leah Culver, a software developer and angel investor, bought the home in 2020 with plans to renovate the interior. She began documenting the progress on social media, giving her more than 20,000 followers an inside look into an iconic piece of Bay Area history.  

She announced her plans to sell the home via Instagram and Twitter in late May, explaining that the decision came not from a lack of passion, but from insufficient time to give the home the attention it deserved. “I would love to transition to a new owner who cares as much as I do (or more!) about this special home,” she wrote. “That’s why I am listing it for sale for the same price I purchased it for.” 

The house needs work, but the new owner will be well prepared with approved building plans and permits. 

Photo courtesy of Rob Jordan Photography

Culver said she’s also including the current building plans, permits, and social media accounts with the sale, if the new owner wants them. The approved permits for the property include plans to create a large five-bed three-and-a-half-bath upper unit and a two-bed one-bath unit on the lower level. The home’s most notable features, including a steep roof, front-facing gable, bay windows, ornate trim, and a colorful façade, are all classic elements of Queen Anne Victorian-style architecture. 

The houses that make up the emblematic block, sometimes called the Seven Sisters, were built and developed between 1892 and 1895 by Matthew Kavanaugh, who lived in 722 Steiner for about five years. The Color Purple author Alice Walker famously owned 720 Steiner Street until the mid-1990s. 

Bay windows overlook historic Alamo Square Park. 

Photo courtesy of Rob Jordan Photography 

The Painted Ladies are seen in Full House’s opening credits, while the Tanner clan picnics in Alamo Square Park. However, the house where the family actually “lived” is about a mile away, at 1709 Broderick Street. That notable Victorian sold for $5.3 million in 2020, according to Zillow. 

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