Phoenix -- Phelan Building in San Francisco, California
by Darin Volpe
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Phoenix -- Phelan Building in San Francisco, California
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Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
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Rising from the ashes of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, the Phelan Building stood as a symbol of the city's will to rebuild.
Located where Grant and O'Farrell Streets converge with Market Street, the Phelan Building was the first to be rebuilt after the earthquake and fire. Erected in 1908 on the corner where the original Phelan Building stood before being destroyed in the fire, the new building was marketed as having a steel cage construction and as being “absolutely fireproof,” likely desirable features only two years after an earthquake and fire devastated the city.
The baroque architecture style of the Phelan Building has been a landmark in San Francisco's financial district for over a century. The historical significance of the triangular “flatiron” style building was officially recognized when it was designated San Francisco Landmark #156 in July of 1982.
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