Federal Office Building, San Francisco
Architect Arthur Brown Jr., who also designed City Hall and several other Civic Center landmarks, designed this building.
Architect Arthur Brown Jr., who also designed City Hall and several other Civic Center landmarks, designed this building. It was completed in 1936, making it the last building to be completed in the seven-building complex of the Civic Center. It is an interesting six story, D-shaped, 'Beaux Arts' building. It also has a 24,000 square-foot interior courtyard and many of its features such as the lobby and main stairway are subject to historical preservation laws. Unfortunately, the building is currently closed and can only be appreciated from the outside.
Hours
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8:00
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Wed
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Thu
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About Federal Office Building
San Francisco Federal Building, 90 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Federal Office Building and Nearby Sights on Map
United Nations Plaza
The UN Charter was signed in the Civic Center in 1945, and this plaza was constructed in honor of its ideology and is ironically over the site of the original San Francisco City Cemetery
The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
The institute holds public multimedia exhibitions in the fields of media arts, fashion, animation and design
The Orpheum Theater
Over 80 years old, this official historical landmark theater received a another facelift in 1998; it now has over 2,400 seats
SHN
SHN runs three theaters in the area that focus on the usual Broadway classics like ''A Chorus Line'', ''Grease'', and of course ''The Phantom of the Opera''
James Lick (Pioneer) Monument
The monument is a tribute to California and its early pioneers like Sir Francis Drake
Asian Art Museum
Built in 1917, and formerly the old library building, this building is a fantastic blend of 'Beaux Arts' and modern design elements
St. Boniface
The Catholic church features its original elaborately decorated interior from 1900, so why not come in and say a prayer! A Franciscan parish, it is also known for allowing the homeless to sleep in the pews on weekdays
Last Planet Theatre
Producing what they call 'dream plays,' the Last Planet Theater is a niche experimental theater that eschews the conventions of mainstream theater
The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
This four-story tall, 'Beaux-Arts' style building occupies an entire city block in the heart of the Civic Center and has 7,000 seats inside
Civic Center Plaza
This grassy plaza is situated at the heart of the Civic Center and its tree-lined central avenue visually draws the eye to the imposing structure of City Hall