San Francisco Point of Historic Interest: San Francisco Chronicle Building
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Prior to 1960s removal of Gothic ornamentation.
Courtesy San Francisco Chronicle
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Design rendering submitted by Eliel Saarinen in 1922 to the competition for the Tribune Tower. This design won second prize.
Courtesy Library of Congress
Fifth and Mission
Built 1924
Weeks and Day designed this building in the Gothic Revival style. Both this building and the Pacific Telephone building were influenced by Eliel Saarinen's highly influential design for the Chicago Tribune Tower, drawn in 1922, but never built.
The exterior was remodeled during the 1960s to remove most of the Gothic detail and give the building an Art Deco appearance.