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2 unusual facts about Nob Hill


Nob Hill, San Francisco

The hotels were named for three of The Big Four, four entrepreneurs of the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad: Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins & Collis P. Huntington.

This included prominent tycoons such as Leland Stanford, founder of Stanford University and other members of The Big Four.


Cathedral School for Boys

Cathedral School for Boys (abbreviated as CSB or merely Cathedral) is a private boys' primary school located on Nob Hill in San Francisco, affiliated with Grace Cathedral.


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Adolph Schuman

A liberal Democrat, Schuman frequently held campaign fund-raising dinners and parties at his Nob Hill home, and was one of the four wealthy San Francisco Jewish political contributors - the others were Cyril Magnin, Benjamin Swig and Walter Shorenstein - who formed what local Democratic politicians appreciatively called "The Green Machine" of the 1960s.

Fontana delle Tartarughe

It was given to the city of San Francisco by their four children and installed in Huntington Park, Nob Hill, in 1954.

Mark Hopkins

Mark Hopkins Hotel San Francisco, a luxury hotel in the Nob Hill district of San Francisco, California

Nob Hill Gazette

The Nob Hill Gazette is devoted to covering the lifestyles of the socially prominent, affluent, educated, philanthropic and community-minded Bay Area residents.

Home delivered to the Bay Area’s most affluent residences, the Nob Hill Gazette is VAC audited with a controlled circulation of 82,000 copies every month.