Public Utilities Commission State Office Building
505 Van Ness Avenue
37.7804, −122.4208
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1938
Built.
1 cancelled permit is omitted.
At a glance
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Modern & Postmodern Architectural Styles Historic Context Statement (2024)
StylePostmodernism
Architect as surveyedSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Year built as surveyed1986
The Public Utilities Commission State Office Building by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, balancing monumental scale and exaggerated features with subdued grey tones to complement the granite of the older Civic Center.
Article 10 city landmark district
Civic Center
Significant 1913–1951
- Not on the California and National Registers
Nearby
- 301–401 Van Ness Avenue Same street
- 540–590 Van Ness Avenue Same street
- 580 Mcallister Street Same block
- 460 Mcallister Street Around the corner
- 456 Mcallister Street Around the corner