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The Mills Building and Tower is a two-building complex following the Chicago school with Romanesque design elements in the
The Mills Building official website
{{National Register of Historic Places Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco Commercial buildings completed in 1892 Commercial buildings completed in 1931 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco San Francisco Designated Landmarks Swig Company Burnham and Root buildings Chicago school architecture in California Romanesque Revival architecture in California 1892 establishments in California
Financial District
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of San Francisco
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, California
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. The structures were declared San Francisco Designated Landmark #76, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1974.
History
The original 10- story, 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, 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
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, and Newedge.
See also
* List of San Francisco Designated LandmarksReferences
Further reading
*External links
The Mills Building official website
{{National Register of Historic Places Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco Commercial buildings completed in 1892 Commercial buildings completed in 1931 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco San Francisco Designated Landmarks Swig Company Burnham and Root buildings Chicago school architecture in California Romanesque Revival architecture in California 1892 establishments in California