Phelan Building
Phelan Building | |
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A view of the Phelan Building from the Central Tower, 2014 | |
General information | |
Type |
Commercial offices Retail space |
Location |
760 Market Street San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°47′12″N 122°24′20″W / 37.7865828°N 122.4055023°WCoordinates: 37°47′12″N 122°24′20″W / 37.7865828°N 122.4055023°W |
Groundbreaking | October 7, 1907 |
Completed | 1908 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 |
Floor area | 31,000 sq ft (2,900 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 9 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | William Curlett |
Developer | James D. Phelan |
Designated | 1982[1] |
Reference no. | 156 |
References | |
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The Phelan Building is an 11-story office building in the downtown shopping district of San Francisco, California. It has a triangular shape reminiscent of the Flatiron Building, with its tip at the meeting point of Market Street, O’Farrell Street, and Grant Ave. It is a San Francisco Designated Landmark.
The building was designed by William Curlett and built in 1908 by James D. Phelan on the place of the first, original Phelan Building, damaged by the 1906 earthquake and fire.
The original Phelan Building
The first Phelan Building was constructed in 1881 by James Phelan, the father of James D. Phelan. It was a 6-story, bay-windowed, mansard-roofed flatiron.[3]
Despite being advertised to be “thoroughly fire and earthquake proof”,[4] the building was badly damaged in the 1906 post-earthquake fire, and its ruins were subsequently dynamited on April 20, 1906.[5]
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Original Phelan Building in 1888
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Ruins of the original Phelan Building
The second Phelan Building
The work of the new Phelan Building started on October 7, 1907 and was finished on September 1, 1908 for stores and the first day of 1909 for offices.[6] It was one of the earliest office buildings to be rebuilt after the earthquake. The building exterior features metal windows and is clad in cream glazed terra-cotta. The original steel structure was designed to accommodate 13 floors; eventually eleven were completed.[7]
At its opening, the building featured an assembly hall on the 11th floor, arcade stores on the second floor, and a basement café.[6]
For many decades, the Phelan Building was a de facto center for jewelry, hosting dozens of jewelers and a jewelry school.[8]
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Phelan Building in 2013
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Tip of the Phelan Building
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7th floor of the Phelan Building in March 2014; the last floor in its original configuration at that point and not converted to open layout
The penthouse
An unusual feature of the building is a small penthouse. Originally adorned by a rooftop garden, it was used by James D. Phelan to entertain dignitaries. It has later served as a photography studio in the 1960s,[9] and was abandoned some time in the 1980s.
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The penthouse as of April 2014
Major tenants
- Appirio[10]
- Crittercism
- Credit Karma[11]
- Obvious Ventures
- Medium[12]
- Nextdoor
- Pacific Helm[13]
- Sears
- Voxer[10]
References
- ↑ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ Phelan Building at Emporis
- ↑ "The Phelan Building History". phelanbuilding.net. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ Phelan Building advertisement, Fraternal Record, July 24, 1886
- ↑ "1906 Earthquake: Fire Fighting - Presidio of San Francisco (U.S. National Park Service)". nps.gov. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- 1 2 Phelan Building: An Entirely New Modern Class “A” Office Building and a San Francisco Landmark (brochure), 1908
- ↑ Huge Phelan Building already is a landmark, San Francisco Call, December 29, 1907, p. 40
- ↑ "The Phelan Building". killyourmac.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ Seidkin, Phyllis (August 25, 1963), High Life at O’Farrell and Market, The San Francisco Examiner, Pictorial Living, p. 10
- 1 2 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2012/04/20/tech-companies-move-to-union-square.html
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2014/05/credit-karma-760-market-thor-equities-tech-leasing.html
- ↑ "Thor Equities Lands Evan Williams' Obvious Corp. for 75k Square Feet... -- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ http://customspaces.com/office/VwQagbwQrl/pacific-helm-office-san-francisco/
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phelan Building. |
- Mr. Phelan’s building
- The official site
- Historical photographs of both Phelan Buildings at the SF Public Library site