| Mills Building | |
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| Alternative names | Mills Building and Tower 220 Bush Street 220 Montgomery Street |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 220 Bush Street 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | |
| Completed | 1892, 1931 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 46.94 m (154.0 ft) 92 m (302 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 / 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | The Swig Company |
| Management | The Swig Company |
| Architect | Burnham & Root D.H. Burnham & Company Willis Polk George W. Kelham Lewis Parsons Hobart |
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Mills Building and Tower
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| Architectural style: | Chicago school |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77000334 |
| Designated : | 1977 |
| References | |
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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,[5] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[6][4]
The original 10 storey, 47 m (154 ft) structure was designed by Burnham and Root/D.H. Burnham & Company completed 1892; and after surviving the 1906 earthquake, Willis Polk in 1907, 1914, and 1918.[7] Named for early San Francisco financial tycoon, Darius Ogden Mills, it is regarded as the city's first skyscraper.
Completed in 1931 at 220 Bush Street, Mills Tower is a 22 storey, 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, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, New York Stock Exchange, and Newedge.[8]
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