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Here are some facts about the Cliff House:

1. The first Cliff House was built by Senator John Buckley and C. C. Butler and was built in 1863 2. The first Cliff House burned down by a chimney fire on Christmas. 3. The second Cliff House was the biggest Cliff House. 4. The second Cliff House burned down survived the 1906 earthquake but then another fire destroyed 5. There have been three Cliff House structures, the third Cliff House is the one we have today but it has undergone renovations several times. 6. Adolf Sutro remodeled and built the second Cliff House for 75,000 dollars. 7. Captain Foster renovated the first Cliff House in 1868, adding a promenade and two new wings. 8. The second Cliff House was visited by two U.S. presidents, William McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt. 9. The second Cliff House was next to Sutro baths. 10. The Cliff House is one of San Francisco's crown jewels.

Here are some pictures.


 * [[image:IMG_0047.jpg width="400" height="300" caption="Here is the Cliff House today."]] || [[image:IMG_0013.jpg height="300" align="right" caption="This is the second Cliff House before it burned down."]] ||