Hallidie Building, San Francisco

#606 among attractions in San Francisco

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Facts and practical information

The Hallidie Building is an office building in the Financial District of San Francisco, California, at 130 Sutter Street, between Montgomery Street and Kearny Street. Designed by architect Willis Polk and named in honor of San Francisco cable car pioneer Andrew Smith Hallidie, it opened in 1918 and though credited as the first American building to feature glass curtain walls, it was in fact predated by Louis Curtiss's Boley Clothing Company building in Kansas City, Missouri, completed in 1909. ()

Built: 1918 (106 years ago)Coordinates: 37°47'24"N, 122°24'11"W

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130-150 Sutter StreetNortheast San Francisco (Downtown San Francisco-Union Square)San Francisco United States

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Hallidie Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Metreon, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Union Square, Admission Day Monument.

0.4 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre, Game and entertainment center
Metreon, San Francisco
11 min walk • Nestled in the bustling heart of San Francisco, the Metreon stands as a premier shopping and entertainment destination for locals and tourists alike. This modern shopping center, situated in the city's vibrant South of Market district, offers a dynamic blend of retail...
~1590 ftS
Museum, Art gallery, Theater
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
8 min walk • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse communities.
~1450 ftSW
Famed hub for retail, dining and nightlife
Union Square, San Francisco
7 min walk • Union Square is a 2.6-acre public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California.
~410 ftSE
Monuments and statues
Admission Day Monument, San Francisco
2 min walk • The Admission Day Monument is an 1897 sculpture by Douglas Tilden, located at the intersection of Market Street and Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States. It commemorates California Admission Day, the date on which the state became part of the Union, following the Mexican-American war of 1848.
~810 ftNW
Memorial
San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial, San Francisco
4 min walk • The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force.
~150 ftS
37°47'22"N • 122°24'11"W
Crocker Galleria, San Francisco
1 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.4 miW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Top of the Mark, San Francisco
11 min walk • The Top of the Mark is a penthouse level bar located on the nineteenth floor of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill at California and Mason Streets in San Francisco, California.
0.4 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Two Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
11 min walk • Two Embarcadero Center is an office skyscraper located off The Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California.
0.4 miW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, San Francisco
11 min walk • The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945. The Tonga Room replaced the Terrace Plunge, an indoor swimming pool that was installed in the Fairmont in 1929.
~1980 ftN
Museum, Art museum, Civic center
Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco
10 min walk • The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, California, United States, is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 as the operations center of the Chinese Culture Foundation.
~1750 ftW
37°47'21"N • 122°24'32"W
Shelton Theater, San Francisco
9 min walk • Theater, Bars and clubs, Nightlife

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Hallidie Building?

Nearby attractions include Hunter-Dulin Building, San Francisco (1 min walk), 333 Bush Street, San Francisco (2 min walk), One Montgomery Tower, San Francisco (2 min walk), Mechanics' Institute, San Francisco (2 min walk).

How to get to Hallidie Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hallidie Building:

Bus

Sutter Street & Sansome Street • Lines: 15 (3 min walk)
Market Street & Montgomery Street • Lines: 38, 38R, 5 (3 min walk)

Light rail

Montgomery Street • Lines: K, N, S, T (3 min walk)
Embarcadero • Lines: K, N, S, T (10 min walk)

Metro

Montgomery Street • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (3 min walk)
Embarcadero • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (10 min walk)

Tram

Market Street & New Montgomery Street • Lines: F (3 min walk)

Trolleybus

Kearny Street & Geary Street • Lines: 30, 45 (3 min walk)
Sutter Street & Kearny Street • Lines: 30, 45 (3 min walk)

Ferry

Ferry Building Gate B • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (19 min walk)

Train

San Francisco 4th & King Street (27 min walk)