Landmark 161
Alvinza Hayward Building
AKA Kohl Building
400 Montgomery Street At California
Built 1901
The Kohl Building, designed by Percy and Polk and originally named the Alvinza Hayward Building, was
built in 1901 as one of the first steel-frame "fireproof" buildings in San Francisco. It survived the
1906 Earthquake and Fire with damage to only the first floors which were reconstructed under Polk's supervision.
The lower floors been redesigned several times, but the upper stories with their brick curtain walls
clad in Colusa limestone remain unchanged. Of particular note are the cornice and Edwardian order at
the top of the building.
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