Historic Filston Estate Built for Colgate Fortune Heir Fetches More Than $8 Million at Sale
A San Francisco home built for a member of the Colgate toothpaste family just sold for $7.5 million, more than $700,000 above its $6.795 million asking price.
It hit the market in late April. It found a buyer in under three weeks. And in a city where history is colliding with AI money right now, the timing couldn’t have been better.
The House and the Name Behind It
The property sits in Alamo Square, one of San Francisco’s most recognizable neighborhoods, steps from the famous Painted Ladies.
Built in 1903, the Edwardian-style home was designed by architect Frank Van Trees for Joseph Colgate-McQueen, a member of the same Colgate family behind the toothpaste brand. The historic exterior has been preserved over 120+ years…