NoeHill in San Francisco
San Francisco Points of Interest
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The building in the foreground is the Shreve Building,
also designed by Curlett.
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When we photographed the Head Building, Cartier occupied the retail space. The Shreve Building, across Post Street, is reflected in the windows.
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Head Building
201-209 Post Street
Built 1909
Photographed 28 November 2019
201-209 Post Street
Built 1909
Photographed 28 November 2019
The Head Building and the Shreve Building, on the corner of Grant Avenue and Post Street, are he tallest buildings on Grant Avenue. Both buildings were designed by William F. Curlett.
The Head Building is a three-part vertical block sheathed in glazed terra cotta with Renaissance/Baroque ornamentation. The glass base was remodeled in 1959 by William B. Meyer for Brooks Brothers.