Landmark 37
Hallidie Building
130 Sutter Street Between Montgomery and Kearny
Financial District
Built 1917
Willis Polk designed the facade of the Hallidie Building as a glass curtain
wall, perhaps the first American use of a construction technique that would
dominate commercial architecture later in the century. According to architectural
historians, the building was occupied in either 1917 or 19181.
Footnote 1:
The date 1917 is cited by National Trust Guide: San Francisco,
published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000, and The Ultimate Guide:
San Francisco, published by Chronicle Books, 1989.
The date 1918 is cited by Here Today: San Francisco's
Architectural Heritage, published by Chronicle Books, 1968,
and Landmarks of San Francisco, published by
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991.
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