Hobart Building

Hobart Building

Infobox Historic building


caption=The Hobart Building
name=The Hobart Building
location_town=San Francisco
location_country=United States
architect=Willis Polk
client=
engineer=
construction_start_date=
completion_date=1914
date_demolished=
cost=
structural_system=Steel frame
style=Renaissance/Baroque
size=21 floors

The Hobart Building is an office high rise located at 582–592 Market Street and Montgomery Street in the financial district of San Francisco. [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=hobartbuilding-sanfrancisco-ca-usa Hobart Building] , Emporis.com] It was completed in 1914 after only eleven months, which led to accusations that it had been constructed with a degree of recklessness,citation | last = Corbett | first = Michael R | title = "Splendid survivors: San Francisco's downtown architectural heritage" | publisher = California Living Books | date = 1979 | pages = p.81 | isbn = 978-08-9395-031-6 ] and was at the time the second tallest building in the city, its 21 floors standing 87 meters (285 feet) high. [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centraltower-sanfrancisco-ca-usa Central Tower, San Francisco] , Emporis.com]

Reputed to be the favorite commercial building of its designer, Willis Polk,citation | last = Olmsted | first = Roger R. | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Tom H. | title = "Here today; San Francisco's architectural heritage" | publisher = Chronicle Books | date = 1968 | location = San Francisco | pages = p.86 | isbn = 08-7701-125-7 ] its sculpted terra cotta exterior with Baroque ornamentation, and handcrafted brass and Italian marble interior are a noted example of neoclassicist architecture. Its unusual shape was dictated by the site, which was an asymmetric polygon, and since a neighboring structure was torn down, exposing one flank, it is now even more idiosyncratic and striking.citation | last = Woodbridge | first = Sally | last2 = Woodbridge | first2 = John | title = "San Francisco Architecture: The Illustrated Guide to Over 1,000 of the Best Buildings, Parks, and Public Artworks in the Bay Area" | publisher = Chronicle Books | date = August 1 1992 | location = San Francisco | pages = p.26 | isbn = 08-7701-897-9 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.hobartbuilding.com/ hobartbuilding.com]


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