What is the nickname for the row of Victorian houses at Steiner Street in San Francisco?

The row of Victorian houses on Steiner Street in San Francisco is nicknamed the Painted Ladies.

The famous group stands at 710–720 Steiner Street, directly across from Alamo Square Park. The seven houses are also called the Seven Sisters and, because they appear so often in photographs of San Francisco’s skyline, Postcard Row. Their colorful façades highlight details of the Victorian architectural style.

The houses were built between 1892 and 1896 by developer Matthew Kavanaugh, who lived in a larger mansion next door. “Painted ladies” is not limited to this one row: the phrase describes Victorian and Edwardian homes repainted in multiple colors to emphasize their decorative features. San Francisco’s broader color-restoration movement became especially influential in the 1960s and 1970s.

Alamo Square is the park and neighborhood, not the nickname of the houses. The row also became widely recognizable through films, advertisements, and the opening credits of Full House, though the show’s actual house is elsewhere in San Francisco.