Russ Building (San Francisco, California) | office building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

 office building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

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32 floors, completed 1927.

The Russ Building is a California State Historic Landmark located in the heart of the San Francisco Financial District. It fronts the entire block of Montgomery Street between Pine and Bush Streets.

- The interior is exquisitely detailed with the finest materials and finishes featuring granite floors and marble wainscoting, elevator lobbies with ornate area rugs, and pendant light fixtures.
- The building has been carefully maintained and periodically refurbished so that it offers a modern office environment within a classic and meticulously preserved structure.
- The Russ Building is a California State Historic Landmark located in the heart of the San Francisco Financial District fronting the entire block of Montgomery Street between Pine and Bush Streets.
- The building has a neo-Gothic architectural design giving it a stately appearance compared to the neighboring contemporary structures.
- It is a steel frame building with a curtain wall constructed of terra cotta tile and brick.
- Modeled after Chicago's Tribune Tower.
- Called "The Skyscraper" after opening.
- First in city to have indoor parking garage.
- Named for Charles Christian Russ, who arrived in San Francisco in 1847 - 80 years before the Russ Building, once the largest tower west of Chicago, opened.
- San Francisco's tallest building from 1927-1964. Even though both the PacBell Building (1925) and Russ Building were the same height (435 feet), Russ had more floors and was in the heart of the financial district.

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