- Mills Building (San Francisco)
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Mills Building 
Alternative names Mills Building and Tower
220 Bush Street
220 Montgomery StreetGeneral information Type Commercial offices Location 220 Bush Street
220 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CaliforniaCoordinates 37°47′29″N 122°24′05″W / 37.79127°N 122.40129°WCoordinates: 37°47′29″N 122°24′05″W / 37.79127°N 122.40129°W Completed 1892, 1931 Height Roof 46.94 m (154.0 ft)
92 m (302 ft)Technical details Floor count 10 / 22 Design and construction Owner The Swig Company Management The Swig Company Architect Burnham & Root
D.H. Burnham & Company
Willis Polk
George W. Kelham
Lewis Parsons HobartMills Building and TowerArchitectural style: Chicago school Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 77000334 Designated : 1977 References [1][2][3][4] The Mills Building and Tower is a two building complex following the Chicago school with Romanesque design elements in the financial district of San Francisco, California. The structures were declared San Francisco Designated Landmark #76,[5] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[6][4]
The original 10 storey, 47 m (154 ft) structure was designed by Burnham and Root/D.H. Burnham & Company completed 1892; and after surviving the 1906 earthquake, Willis Polk in 1907, 1914, and 1918.[7] Named for early San Francisco financial tycoon, Darius Ogden Mills, it is regarded as the city's first skyscraper.
Completed in 1931 at 220 Bush Street, Mills Tower is a 22 storey, 92 m (302 ft) annex designed by George W. Kelham and Lewis Parsons Hobart.
The Mills building is home to several major financial firms including, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, New York Stock Exchange, and Newedge.[8]
References
- ^ Mills Building at Emporis
- ^ Mills Tower at Emporis
- ^ Mills Building at SkyscraperPage
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/San+Francisco/state2.html. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Mills Building and Mills Tower". Noehill. 2010. http://www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf076.asp. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Mills Building and Mills Tower: National Register #77000334". Noehill. 2010. http://www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks/nat1977000334.asp. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Robert Mix (Friday, 02 September 2005). "Willis Polk in San Francisco (1907-1913)". Vernacular Language North. http://www.verlang.com/sfbay0004ref_slideshow_wp_sf_03.html#220_montgomery. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "The Mills Building - Current Tenants". The Swig Company. 2010. http://www.themillsbuilding.com/tenlist/index.html. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
Further reading
- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 27. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.
External links
- The Mills Building official website
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1892
- Buildings and structures completed in 1931
- Landmarks in San Francisco, California
- Office buildings in San Francisco, California
- Romanesque Revival architecture in California
- Skyscrapers between 50 and 99 meters
- Skyscrapers in San Francisco, California
- National Historic Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Swig Company
- National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco, California
- Burnham and Root buildings
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
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