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Central Tower is a 21-story office building at Market and Third Streets in San Francisco, California. The building has undergone numerous renovations since its completion in 1898 as the Call Building and later, the Spreckels Building. ==History== In 1890, M. H. de Young, owner of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', built San Francisco's first skyscraper, the Chronicle Building, to house his newspaper. In response, John D. Spreckels and his father Claus Spreckels purchased the ''San Francisco Call'' in 1895 and commissioned a tower of their own that would dwarf the Chronicle Building. In September 1895, ''The Call'' wrote: The building eventually stood 315 feet (96 m) tall with an ornate baroque dome--which housed the offices of Reid & Reid, the building's architects〔John Leroux, ("Chasing the noblest of arts and the American dream" ), Architects Association of New Brunswick, no date.〕--and four corner cupolas when construction finished in 1898. It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River for many years. The structure was badly burned and damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, although the building did not collapse. After the fire, ''The Call'' reopened its offices at a new location, The Montgomery, and the former Call Building became known as the Spreckels Building. In 1938 Albert Roller completely refurbished Central Tower. The building's height was reduced to 298 feet (91 m) and the number of stories was increased from 15 to 21; the ornate dome and the cupolas atop the building were removed. File:Detroit Photographic Company (0041).jpg|Spreckels Building, circa 1897-1905 File:Call building.jpg|The Call from Market Street, 1905 File:Call Bldg on fire, San Francisco earthquake cph.3b04298.jpg|On fire after the 1906 earthquake File:No. 314. Call Building crop.jpg|Aftermath of the fire 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Central Tower (San Francisco)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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