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.

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).

Mills Building and Tower

Completed in 1932 at 220 Bush Street, Mills Tower is a 22-story, annex designed by George W. Kelham and Lewis Parsons Hobart.

Mills Building and Tower

The Mills Building is home to several major financial firms, including SeatMe, Pocket Gems, New York Stock Exchange, and Newedge.

Mills Building and Tower

See also

List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks

References

Further reading

External links

The Mills Building official website

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