Shell Building (San Francisco)

The Shell Building is an office tower in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The 28-story, 115.22 m (378.0 ft), building is located at 100 Bush Street, at Battery Street. It was designed by George W. Kelham and built in 1929, in the architectural style of Gothic Moderne, Moderne and Art Deco.^[4]

Shell Building
View of the building in 2021
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General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	100 Bush Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37.7915°N 122.3999°W / 37.7915; -122.3999
Completed	1929
Owner	Brothers International Holdings Corp.
Management	100 Bush Corporation Ltd.
Height
Roof	115.22 m (378.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	29
Floor area	246,000 sq ft (22,900 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George W. Kelham Heller Manus Architects
Structural engineer	H.J. Brunnier Associates
Website
brothersintl.com/shell
References
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Overview

Shell USA occupied the building until the 1960s. There are castings of shells that decorate the cornice on the upper levels as well as shell designs in the lobby floor and decorative grill at the front of the building.^[5][6]

A renovation by Heller Manus Architects won the San Francisco Architectural Heritage Award in 1994.^[7]

See also

• Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower design
• List of tallest buildings in San Francisco