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Fay Park

2366 Leavenworth St

About this place

Fay Park is a quarter-acre formal garden on Russian Hill, arranged as three hillside terraces with stonework, hedges, ornamental beds, gazebos, and a bay overlook.

Size
One quarter acre

Highlights

  • Terraced formal gardenStairs and ramps connect three levels lined with stone balustrades, retaining walls, boxwood hedges, and two latticed wooden gazebos.

History

Landscape architect Thomas Church designed the garden in 1957 for Mary Fay Berrigan and Brigadier General Paul Berrigan. The family bequeathed the property to San Francisco, and the garden opened as a public park in 2006.

Context from Fay Park — SF Recreation and Parks · Reviewed

Location

What is listed here

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Picnic

  • Picnic Area

Gardens and nature

  • Ornamental Garden

Getting here by transit

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Muni bus

  • Columbus Ave & Francisco St0.1 miles away
    • 30
    • 91
  • Columbus Ave & Chestnut St0.2 miles away
    • 30
    • 91
  • Columbus Ave & North Point St0.2 miles away
    • 30
    • 91

Muni rail and streetcar

  • Hyde St & Chestnut StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • PH
  • Hyde St & Lombard St0.1 miles away
    • PH
  • Hyde St & Greenwich St0.2 miles away
    • PH

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Francisco Park

Russian Hill · Neighborhood Park or Playground

0.2 miles away

Source details

This destination combines records published by the City of San Francisco into resident-facing information. Technical identifiers are included for verification.

Contributing San Francisco records

  • Fay Park — property ID 184

Amenity evidence

  • Ornamental Garden — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Picnic Area — Listed without a quantity

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