A historic house was rolled through the hilly streets of San Francisco to its new location after 139-years at the same address.<br />The Victorian mansion was loaded onto huge dollies and slowly moved at a top speed of one mile an hour to a new address six blocks away.<br />Crowds of onlookers lined the streets to watch the move, which took years of planning to get cleared by authorities.<br />House mover Phil Joy told the San Francisco Chronicle that he had to secure permits from 15 city agencies before he could undertake the job.<br />Mr Joy said that the route was challenging because the first part was downhill.<br />Before the move could happen parking meters and traffic signs and to be moved and tree branched trimmed back.<br />The owner of the six-bedroom house had to pay $400,00 in permit fees and moving costs.
