Their lovely cottage-styled home and idyllic garden was awash with sunlight and fresh air from the Bay.
A view of Nob Hill.
The house in the center belonged to Collis P. Huntington.
Behind it is Charles Crockers mansion, still under construction.
Crocker tried to buy out Yung but he refused each time.
As work on Crockers mansion progressed, the railroad baron became desperate to have Yungs house removed.
Crocker was wealthy enough to buy out Yung at his asking price, and he should have.
Instead, Crocker decided to go bully.
Crocker ordered his workmen to construct a three-sided wood fence around Yung’s house.
The Yungs felt as if they were living at the bottom of a well.
The plants in their garden wilted, and they had to use candles even in daytime.
Charles Crockers residence at Nob Hill, San Francisco.
After the Yungs moved away, Crocker reduced the height of the fence to twenty-five feet.
Nicholas Yung passed away in 1880.
The fence was torn down in 1905.
The following year, the Great San Francisco’s earthquake levelled Crockers ostentatious mansion.
The Crocker family subsequently donated the whole block to the Episcopal Diocese of California.
San Franciscos largest cathedral, the Grace Cathedral, now stands on the site.
Charles Crockers residence destroyed by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
