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Identification
Name
450 Sutter
Alternative name
450 Sutter Medical Building
Emporis Building ID
118820
Location
Main address
438-462 Sutter Street
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ZIP
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Zone
Neighborhood
District
City
State
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
105.00 m
Floors (above ground)
26
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural system
rigid frame
Structural material
steel
Facade system
applied masonry
Architectural style
art deco / art moderne
Usages
Main usages
office
Features and Amenities
City landmark
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Opened as the Medical-Dental Office Building.
The thin-skinned exterior is Mayan-ornamented spandrels alternating with windows, many that wrap around the building's corners.
Built without setbacks the design signaled the approach of 1950's modernism.
Considered one of the great office lobbies in America with its ancient world gilded Mayan Temple design and its strikingly rich exotic bas relief wall carvings.
Gun metal grey and golden hieroglyphs accent building as highlighted in many architecture books.
Little known fact: One of the city's five tallest buildings from the late 20's to the early 60's.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Miller & Pflueger

Other companies:
Bethlehem Steel Company, Lingren & Swinerton, Otis Elevator Company, Harsch Investment Corporation
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