Shell Building (San Francisco) Explained

Shell Building
Location:100 Bush Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates:37.7915°N -122.3999°W
Pushpin Map:United States San Francisco Central#California#USA
Completion Date:1929
Building Type:Commercial offices
Pushpin Label:Shell Building
Roof:115.22m (378.02feet)
Floor Count:29
Floor Area:246000square feet
Architect:George W. Kelham
Heller Manus Architects
Structural Engineer:H.J. Brunnier Associates
Owner:Brothers International Holdings Corp.
Management:100 Bush Corporation Ltd.
References:[1]

The Shell Building is an office tower in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The 28-story, 115.22m (378.02feet), building is located at 100 Bush Street, at Battery Street. It was designed by George W. Kelham and built in 1929, in the architectural style of Gothic Moderne, Moderne and Art Deco.[2]

Overview

Shell USA occupied the building until the 1960s. There are castings of shells that decorate the cornice on the upper levels as well as shell designs in the lobby floor and decorative grill at the front of the building.[3] [4]

A renovation by Heller Manus Architects won the San Francisco Architectural Heritage Award in 1994.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 118743 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016225427/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118743 . dead . October 16, 2015 . Emporis.
  2. Book: Starr, Kevin . Endangered Dreams, the Great Depression in San Francisco . Oxford . University Press . 1996 . registration . endangered dreams. . 2010-01-20.
  3. News: John King . Cityscape: the Shell Building . The San Francisco Chronicle . 1 February 2009 . 2010-01-14.
  4. Book: Woodbridge, Sally B. . 32 . San Francisco Architecture . Second . San Francisco . Chronicle Books . 1992 . 0-87701-897-9 . registration .
  5. "Shell Building Renovation". Heller Manus Architects. Accessed 25 March 2021.