Hearst Building - San Francisco, CA - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

Built in 1909, the landmark 13-story Hearst Building features a stunning Art Deco facade with 20 cast bronze medallions depicting bas-relief mythical animals above an imposing entrance portal.

The previous Hearst building was destroyed by the earthquake and subsequent fire of 1906 and the decision was made to rebuild. Phoebe Apperson Hearst commissioned the New York architectural firm of Kirby, Petit & Green to design the new structure. Plans were completed in November of 1909 and construction progressed into 1911.

According to the SFGate article, the Hearst office building would be converted to a luxury hotel. The 13-story, 120,000-square-foot building, which is 100 percent occupied — mostly by small businesses and nonprofits — would be transformed into a 130-room boutique hotel. The property would capitalize on the structure’s colorful history as one of three newspaper buildings — The Chronicle and the Call were the others — at the intersection of Third, Kearny and Market streets, once known as the Newspaper Angle.

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Type of publication: Newspaper When was the article reported?: 04/20/2016 Publication: SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle) Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: international News Category: Business/Finance

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