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HABS
September 1958
From the Library of Congress card catalog for the
Historic American Buildings Survey:
History - one of the oldest masonry structures in San Francisco. Built
by Henry Halleck, later General of the Armies, as the 'largest and safest'
office building on the Coast it attracted lawyers, engineers and
professional men. Only building in the area in 1906, it is to be replaced
by a parking garage.
Description - A "U" shape around a court, with interior hallways lighted
by skylights and open walls. the repetitive fenestration gives its facades
a delicate texture in an austere mass. The south elevation retains the
original design with small arches.
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