Mills Building and Tower

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,^[6] and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[5][7]

Mills Building
Mills Building. Mills Tower in behind right.
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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	37.79127°N 122.40129°W / 37.79127; -122.40129
Completed	1892, 1931
Owner	The Swig Company
Management	The Swig Company
Height
Roof	46.94 m (154.0 ft) 92 m (302 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	10 / 22
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Burnham & Root D.H. Burnham & Company Willis Polk George W. Kelham Lewis Parsons Hobart
Mills Building and Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
San Francisco Designated Landmark No. 76
Architectural style	Chicago school
NRHP reference No.	77000334
SFDL No.	76
Significant dates
Designated	1977
Designated SFDL	1975[1]
References
[2][3][4][5]

History

Mills Building

The original 10-story, 47 m (154 ft) 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.^[8] Named for early San Francisco financial tycoon, Darius Ogden Mills, it is regarded as the city's second skyscraper, after the Chronicle Building (1890).^[9]

Completed in 1932 at 220 Bush Street, Mills Tower is a 22-story, 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 SeatMe, Pocket Gems, New York Stock Exchange, and Newedge.^[10]

Mills Tower from the ground

See also

• List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks