450 Sutter Street
| 450 Sutter | |
|---|---|
 In May 2021 | |
  Location within San Francisco  450 Sutter Street (California)  450 Sutter Street (the United States) | |
| Alternative names | 450 Sutter Medical Building Medical-Dental Office Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Art Deco/ Art Moderne |
| Location | 450 Sutter Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′22″N 122°24′28″W / 37.7895°N 122.4077°W |
| Completed | October 15, 1929 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Miller and Pflueger |
Four Fifty Sutter Building | |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architectural style | Art deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001118 |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 2009 |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
450 Sutter Street, also called the Four Fifty Sutter Building, is a twenty-six-floor, 105-meter (344-foot)
The building's tenants are largely dental and medical professional offices.[6]
History
In the 1960s, endocrinologist and sexologist Harry Benjamin, known for his pioneering clinical work with transgender people, opened a summer practice in the building, with many of his patients coming from the nearby Tenderloin neighbourhood.[7][8]
In popular culture
In the director's commentary of influential 3D adventure game Grim Fandango, game designer Tim Schafer credits the building as a major aesthetic influence. Schafer said he became familiar with 450 Sutter because his dentist's office was located on one of the upper floors, and that he had modeled the Department of Death, one of the game's most important locations, on the building.[9][10]
The building is also modeled in the 2003 Maxis video game SimCity 4 as the fictional "Vu Financial" commercial office tower.[11]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Emporis building ID 118820". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015.
- ^ "450 Sutter Street". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ 450 Sutter Street at Structurae
- ISBN 0-19-510080-8. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ "20th Century Architecture: Former Bank of America World Headquarters". Vernacular Language North. 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ rprzyjohski (October 19, 2022). "About 450 Sutter - 450 Sutter". Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Kane, Peter Lawrence (July 22, 2015). "The Tenderloin Museum Has Ceiling Lights in the Shape of the Tenderloin". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Conway, Lynn. "Lynn Conway's Career Retrospective, Part II". ai.eecs.umich.edu. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Exhuming Grim Fandango's Mexican folklore inspirations". Kill Screen - Previously. January 23, 2015.
- ^ "450 Sutter". Double Fine Productions.
- ^ "Vu Financial". SimCity 4 Building Index. Accessed June 13, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CA-2226, "Medical-Dental Building", 9 photos, 1 photo caption page