Mills Building and Tower explained
| Mills Building |
| Alternate Names: | Mills Building and Tower
220 Bush Street
220 Montgomery Street |
| Location: | 220 Bush Street
220 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates: | 37.7913°N -122.4013°W |
| Pushpin Map: | United States San Francisco Central#California#USA |
| Completion Date: | 1892, 1931 |
| Building Type: | Commercial offices |
| Roof: | 46.94m (154feet)
92m (302feet) |
| Floor Count: | 10 / 22 |
| Owner: | The Swig Company |
| Management: | The Swig Company |
| Nrhp: | | Mills Building and Tower | | Embed: | yes | | Refnum: | 77000334 | | Architecture: | Chicago school | | Designated Nrhp Type: | 1977 | | Designated Other1: | San Francisco | | Designated Other1 Number: | 76 | | Designated Other1 Date: | 1975[1] |
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| References: | [2] [3] |
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,[4] and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[5] [6]
History
The original 10-story, 47m (154feet) 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.[7] Named for early San Francisco financial tycoon, Darius Ogden Mills, it is regarded as the city's second skyscraper, after the Chronicle Building (1890).[8]
Completed in 1932 at 220 Bush Street, Mills Tower is a 22-story, 92m (302feet) 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.[9]
See also
Further reading
- Book: Woodbridge, Sally B. . 27 . San Francisco Architecture . 2nd . San Francisco . Chronicle Books . 1992 . 0-87701-897-9 . registration .
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks. City of San Francisco. 2012-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325040805/http://sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5081. 2014-03-25. dead.
- Web site: Mills Building . Emporis.
- Web site: Mills Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306135618/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118822 . dead . March 6, 2016 . Emporis.
- Web site: Mills Building and Mills Tower . Noehill . 2010 . 27 August 2010.
- Web site: National Register Information System . 2007-01-23. National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . 18 November 2010.
- Web site: Mills Building and Mills Tower: National Register #77000334 . Noehill . 2010 . 27 August 2010.
- Web site: Robert Mix . Willis Polk in San Francisco (1907-1913) . Vernacular Language North . 2 September 2005 . 27 August 2010.
- Book: Susan Dinkelspiel Cerny. An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. January 2007. Gibbs Smith. 978-1-58685-432-4. 13.
- Web site: The Mills Building - Current Tenants . The Swig Company . 2010 . 27 August 2010.
