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Address: 1000 California Street, San Francisco, CA
Built By:
Augustus Laver, Willis Polk, George Kelham
Year Built:
1885 to 1886
About the Building
The Pacific Union Building is an Italian Baroque mansion, built of Connecticut brownstone after original owner James Flood was impressed by the opulent brownstone residences of the New York City elite.
History
Built as the home of Comstock baron James Flood, the mansion was gutted in the 1906 fire and sold to the Pacific Union Club.