National Register of Historic Places

Mills Building and Tower

San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Listed
April 12, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000334

About this property

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, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 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. Named for early San Francisco financial tycoon, Darius Ogden Mills, it is regarded as the city's second skyscraper, after the Chronicle Building (1890). 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. Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 27. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.

Location

220 Montgomery St. and 220 Bush St.
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
37.79128, -122.40152

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Mills Building and Tower listed on the National Register?

Mills Building and Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Mills Building and Tower?

Mills Building and Tower is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mills Building and Tower?

The period of significance for Mills Building and Tower is recorded as the industrial era.

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