Coit Tower
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Identification
Name
Coit Tower
Emporis Building Number
118832
Location
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
64.01 m
Height (observation floor)
54.56 m
Construction start
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Construction end
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Renovation end
1990
Construction costs
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Structure in General
Construction type
observation tower
Current status
existing [completed]Architectural style
art deco / art moderne
Usages
Features and Amenities
City landmark
National landmark
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Named after heiress Lillian Hitchcock Coit (1843-1929), friend of the San Francisco Firefighters Association. |
Coit Tower greets over 250,000 visitors annually. |
After restoration, tower was reopened July 18, 1990. |
Built on the site of the first west coast telegraph, a semaphore completed in 1849. |
Reputedly designed in the shape of a fire-hose nozzle, to commemorate the firefighters in 1906 earthquake. |
Observation deck is 542 feet above sea level. |
Designated City Landmark #165 on January 1, 1984. |
The memorial is a 210 foot high reinforced concrete tower which includes a 26 foot high rectangular base. |
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in late January 2008. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Other companies: Otis Elevator Company |