The Humboldt Bank Building is a 19-floor office building at 785
Market Street and Fourth Street in
San Francisco
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,
California
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. It was created by the Humboldt Savings Bank, with construction beginning in 1905. However, the
1906 San Francisco earthquake
At 05:12 AM Pacific Time Zone, Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli inte ...
destroyed its initial construction phase. A new building was completed in 1908.
Architecture Spotlight: The Humboldt Bank Building
at Untapped Cities The building consists granite, marble, and terra cotta tile facing over reinforced concrete and steel. It was built to accent the then-called Call Tower, which was later renovated.
On October 17, 2024 it was announced that the building would be converted into apartments.
See also
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* San Francisco's tallest buildings
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Office buildings completed in 1908
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1900s architecture in the United States
Beaux-Arts architecture in California
1908 establishments in California