A TikTok-famous Victorian townhouse in San Francisco\u2019s Pacific Heights neighborhood has come to market asking $5.995 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Built in 1877, the slim ivory-colored townhouse on Divisadero Street spans nearly 3,000 square feet across two stories, with six bedrooms, two prominent bay windows, a chef\u2019s kitchen and a primary suite with its own balcony. Most importantly, the house comes with an additional 3,500-square-foot lot that\u2019s currently used as a garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a secret garden in the middle of the city, which is so rare,\u201d said David Cohen of City Real Estate, who posted the listing Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0Super Bowl Auction to Feature John Riggins\u2019s Personal Collection<\/a><\/p>\n Another unique aspect of the home is that it\u2019s on a corner lot with the side facing south to Sacramento Street, giving it over 100 feet of sun exposure. \u201cThe house is sun-soaked,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cYou have to wear sunglasses in some of the rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n The sellers are the heirs of Anne Rightor Thornton, who lived in the home for close to 50 years, until her death in 2024. She raised their four kids there and her ex-husband, Laney Thornton, co-founded the Eileen West clothing brand in the basement.\u00a0<\/p>\n One of the early owners was a Dr. Michael J. Fottrell, whose surname is still etched above the door. Fottrell was a physician who arrived from Dublin in the 1880s and lived at the home from at least 1905 until his death in 1929, according to<\/a> local directory archives and newspaper clippings. After the 1906 earthquake, Fortrell took the opportunity to update the home with the latest modern amenities, including gas and electric lighting, indoor plumbing and an Art Deco dining room, according to information from the listing agency.<\/p>\n A century later, Rightor Thornton would add a new round of renovations: An elevator was installed in 2006, the kitchen was updated and modernized, and the foundation was shored up, according to Cohen. More recent renovations touched up the period detailing and millwork. \u201cThe home was in good care,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cWe refinished the woodwork and made the Victorian elements shine a little more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n After Rightor Thornton\u2019s passing, an estate sale hosted at the home went viral on TikTok and shoppers crowded the block to purchase vintage furniture and antique housewares, according to<\/a> San Francisco news website Hoodline. They even sold the light fixtures and seat cushions, Cohen said\u2014which they then had to replace to stage it. \u201cThe seller was an extraordinary person and the estate sale was a testament to her,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n