Pacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and Annex

Coordinates: 37°47′33″N 122°23′44″W / 37.79250°N 122.39556°W / 37.79250; -122.39556
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and Annex
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°47′33″N 122°23′44″W / 37.79250°N 122.39556°W / 37.79250; -122.39556
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)-25; 1945
ArchitectBakewell & Brown
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.95001385[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1995
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's General Office Building, c. 1924-5

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and Annex is a historic office building located at 245 Market St. in

Matson Building.[2]

Pacific Gas and Electric began a major expansion period shortly after constructing their headquarters, and they absorbed several other power companies in northern and central California. While business declined during the Great Depression, the company rebounded during World War II, and then needed more space in its headquarters. In 1945 the company built an annex to the building; the annex, which is interconnected with the original building, was designed to match the original building's architecture.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1995.[1]

Entrance to the building

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Turnbull, John Gordon (July 28, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and Annex". National Park Service. Retrieved September 27, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
  3. ^ San Francisco blue book and club directory. San Francisco: Jed J. Hoag and Arthur H. Page. 1925. p. 39. Retrieved 3 October 2020.