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Russian Hill Neighbors

Russian Hill Neighbors

Creating Community in the Russian Hill Neighborhood of San Francisco

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    • Parks In and Around Russian Hill
      • Alice Marble Tennis Courts
      • Allyne Park
      • Fay Park
      • Francisco Park formerly Russian Hill Park
      • George Sterling Park
      • Helen Wills Park
      • Ina Coolbrith Park
      • Michaelangelo Playground
      • Mini Park on Broadway
      • Mini Park on Hyde
      • Washington-Hyde Park
    • Stairway Gardens
      • Chestnut Street Stairway Garden
      • Green Street Stairway Garden
      • Greenwich Garden Path
      • Havens Place
      • Macondray Lane
      • Marion Place
      • Sterling Park Stairway
      • Vallejo Stairway Garden
    • Greening of the Broadway Tunnel
    • Architecture and Houses
      • The Alpheus Bull and Bertram Alanson Houses
      • The Fay-Berrigan Residence
      • Norwegian Seaman’s Church
      • Examples of Architectural Styles
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      • Russian Hill I Summit Walk
        • Walk Notes
        • Early Residents
        • Chronology
        • Reference Sources
      • Russian Hill II – The North Slope
      • Russian Hill III North Slope
      • Russian Hill IV Green Street and Macondray Lane
      • Historical and Architectural Walks
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      • Home Drug Company
      • Fellowship Church
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About Russian Hill Neighbors

Our Mission

Russian Hill Neighbors (RHN) is a voice for residents and merchants to preserve and advance neighborhood character and quality of life through collaboration, volunteerism, and celebration of community.

Who We Are

A nonprofit neighborhood organization established in 1981 to encourage friendly association among Russian Hill neighbors and merchants and to respond to neighborhood concerns.

An all-volunteer organization with all projects accomplished through volunteer efforts of members.

Nearly 500 members who are neighbors and merchants residing east to west between Mason/Columbus and Van Ness and North to south from North Point to Pacific.

What We Do

Develop a Sense of Community by bringing people together to

  • Meet their neighbors
  • Discuss neighborhood issues
  • Enjoy social events

Protect Quality of Life on Russian Hill

  • Promote safety
  • Alert neighbors to security concerns
  • Improve the physical environment
  • Monitor construction and planning issues
  • Address traffic issues
  • Prepare for emergencies
  • Beautify the neighborhood

Preserve Russian Hill History

  • Encourage members to participate in gathering and
    preserving historical materials that pertain to Russian Hill
  • Protect historic buildings in our neighborhood

Communicate with our Members

How We Do it

Meet Your Neighbors

  • Walks and private docent tours
  • Annual general meeting
  • Periodic get together happy hours
  • Dinners at neighborhood restaurants and other social events
  • Community projects (park work days, street cleaning,
    utilities undergrounding, etc.)
  • Special interest groups (book group)

Promote Quality of Life

  • Address traffic and parking issues
  • Represent neighbors in proposed Design and Zoning issues

Promote Neighborhood Enhancement

  • Periodic broom brigades
  • Neighborhood garden projects
  • NERT Training (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team)
  • Safety
  • Tree planting

Preserve Our Neighborhood

  • Participate in citywide neighborhood organizations
  • Promote preservation of historic buildings
  • Collect and preserve oral histories
  • Historic walks
  • House history projects

How We Communicate

  • Annual membership drive
  • Russian Hill Neighbors’ website
  • Event mailings
  • Monthly email eBlast to all who have provided email addresses

We do  not support  or advocate for individual candidates under any circumstances in keeping with our 501(c)(3) tax status as a charitable organization. We may however provide education and access to elective candidates in an equal opportunity manner where all candidates running for a particular office can either share or are offered equal time and opportunity to present their ideas and positions.

Russian Hill Neighborhood Boundaries

  • The south side of North Point from the east side of Van
    Ness Avenue to the east side of Columbus Avenue
  • Southeast on Columbus Avenue to the west side of Mason
    Street
  • South on Mason Street to the south side of Pacific Avenue
  • West on Pacific Avenue to the east side of Van Ness Avenue
  • North on Van Ness Avenue to the south side of North Point
    Street

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 Contact Us

  • 415-993-1808
  • rhn@rhnsf.org

 

1819 Polk Street, #221
San Francisco, CA 94109

RHN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
with Federal Tax Id #94-2751092

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