Map Size: | 300px |
Map Type: | USA California Northern |
Coordinates: | 37.7514°N -122.3869°W |
Location: | Corner of 20th and Illinois Streets |
Address: | 590 20th Street, San Francisco |
Location Town: | --> |
Completion Date: | 1917 |
Destruction Date: | --> |
Architect: | Frederick H. Meyer |
Building 101 is a neoclassical building located in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood, designed by Frederick H. Meyer.[1] It was the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation headquarters and is a contributing property to the Union Iron Works historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 2014.[2]
The building was built in 1917 for Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which used it as an administrative building while it owned the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation operations on adjacent Pier 70.[3]
Building 101 was originally intended to house offices for 350 people, including executives, draftsmen, and naval architects, and included blueprint facilities. By 1945, it also included a Navy cafeteria and a private branch exchange for telephone service.[4]
The structure has five-stories and of space. It was renovated and redesigned into a furniture gallery and restaurant by RH. It opened in 2022.