The stately Tudor Revival at 2516 Pacific is the former home of the British consul general. The home's history dates back to 1881 when Charles E. Heise paid the architectural firm of Percy & Hamilton to build a house on Pacific, between Pierce and Steiner streets. Heise sold the house soon after it was constructed and in 1884 had the firm design another house across the street. Newlyweds Louis and Lydia Monteagle became the home's third owners in 1894. The couple bought the neighboring lot that stretched downhill from Pacific to Broadway, and in 1921 hired architect Lewis P. Hobart to expand the existing structure into their dream home.
