$8mn San Francisco building where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera once lived
An 11-unit apartment building in San Francisco, where artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera once lived, has been listed for sale at $8 million. The property is noted for its unique Art Moderne architecture and its historical significance as the site of the couple's reconciliation.
Why it matters
The sale highlights the intersection of real estate, architectural preservation, and cultural history in a major urban market.
In extraordinary piece of art and architectural history has entered the real estate market in San Francisco. Perched dramatically on Telegraph Hill, an 11-unit apartment building where legendary Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera briefly lived during a significant chapter of their relationship is now listed for $8 million, according to The San Francisco Standard. More than just a residential property, the building is a rare intersection of architecture, history and culture - one that witnessed the couple's reconciliation, remarriage and some of Kahlo's most memorable artistic work.A remarkable home with an extraordinary pastLocated at 36 - 52 Calhoun Terrace, the Art Moderne apartment complex was completed in 1938 and is unlike almost anything else in San Francisco. Rather than rising upward, the building cascades down the steep Telegraph Hill cliff, creating the appearance of a Swiss mountainside village.
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