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,[6] and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[5][7]
| Mills Building | |
|---|---|
 Mills Building. Mills Tower in behind right. | |
  Location within San Francisco  Mills Building and Tower (California)  Mills Building and Tower (the United States) | |
| Alternative names | Mills Building and Tower 220 Bush Street 220 Montgomery Street |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 220 Bush Street 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′29″N 122°24′05″W / 37.79127°N 122.40129°W |
| Completed | 1892, 1931 |
| Owner | The Swig Company |
| Management | The Swig Company |
| Height | |
| Roof | 46.94 m (154.0 ft) 92 m (302 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 / 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Burnham & Root D.H. Burnham & Company Willis Polk George W. Kelham Lewis Parsons Hobart |
Mills Building and Tower | |
| Architectural style | Chicago school |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000334 |
| SFDL No. | 76 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated | 1977 |
| Designated SFDL | 1975[1] |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
History edit
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The original 10-story, 47 m (154 ft) structure was designed by Burnham and Root/D.H. Burnham & Company completed 1892; and after surviving the 1906 earthquake, was restored by Willis Polk in 1908, who oversaw subsequent additions in 1914 and 1918.[8] Named for early San Francisco financial tycoon, Darius Ogden Mills, it is regarded as the city's second skyscraper, after the Chronicle Building (1890).[9]
Completed in 1932 at 220 Bush Street, Mills Tower is a 22-story, 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 SeatMe, Pocket Gems, New York Stock Exchange, and Newedge.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ "Mills Building". Emporis.[dead link]
- ^ "Mills Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Mills Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Mills Building and Mills Tower". Noehill. 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Mills Building and Mills Tower: National Register #77000334". Noehill. 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Robert Mix (2 September 2005). "Willis Polk in San Francisco (1907-1913)". Vernacular Language North. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Susan Dinkelspiel Cerny (January 2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
- ^ "The Mills Building - Current Tenants". The Swig Company. 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
Further reading edit
- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 27. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.