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Identification
Name
Clock Tower Building
Alternative name
BankAmerica Clock Tower
Emporis Building ID
118854
Location
Main address
425 1st Street
Address as text
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ZIP
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Zone
Financial District
Neighborhood
Financial District South
District
Northeast
City
San Francisco
State
California
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
55.78 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
11
Construction start
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Construction end
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Renovation end
1996
Demolition end
2005
Structure in General
Construction type
high-rise building
Current status
demolished [destroyed]
Architectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Original tower designed by Lewis P. Hobart.
The original tower was 138 feet high and was rectangular.
The original tower was demolished in 1954 to make way for a replacement.
The Clock Tower's signage was UNION 76 from 1940-1993 and was replaced with the Bank of America logo, the owners of the tower, in 1996.
The grand re-opening celebration took place on July 18, 1996.
The triangular tower's digital clock had 534 light bulbs, 178 per side.
1,520 white panels made up the tower's exterior.
It occupied a 0.87 acre site.
It was demolished in late 2005 to make way for the two towers of One Rincon Hill.
Original tower built in 1940.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Ralph N. Kerr
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