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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Introduction
Knapp & VerPlanck Preservation Architects
Knapp & VerPlanck235 Montgomery Street,
Ste. 747San Francisco, CA 94104
415.986.2327www.kvparchitects.com
Russ Building
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Prologue: Destruction
Site of the old Mechanics’ Institute on Post Street, 1906Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
Mechanics’ Pavilion, Grove & Larkin streets, n.d.
Image courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Prologue: Earthquake Aftermath
Rudolph J. TaussigImage courtesy of the University of California, Berkeley
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Prologue: Earthquake Aftermath
First temporary Mechanics’ Institute LibraryLarkin and Grove streets, 1906
Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Prologue: Earthquake Aftermath
Second temporary Mechanics’ Institute Library99 Grove Street, 1906
Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Prologue: Earthquake Aftermath
“Two Years After,” 1908Map drawn by the California Promotion Committee
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Decisions
Byron Mauzy Image courtesy of the California
Piano Company
Rudolph J. TaussigImage courtesy of the University of
California, Berkeley
VS
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Decisions
Hibernia Bank BuildingImage courtesy of the San Francisco
Public Library
Albert PissisImage courtesy of the University of
California, Berkeley
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Decisions
Exterior of the General Society Building, New York
Image courtesy of the General Society
Interior of the General Society Building, New York
Image courtesy of the General Society
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Design Completed
Albert Pissis’ 1909 rendering of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Design Completed
1st floor plan
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Design Completed
Detail of façade showing storefronts and 2nd and 3rd floors
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Design Completed
Typical office floor: floors 5-9
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Design Completed
Primary façade
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Design Completed
Section showing stairs and light wells
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Construction
Steel frame being erectedImage courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Construction
Laying of the cornerstone, September 5, 1909Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Construction
Corner Stone Laying Ceremony Brochure Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Dedication
2nd floor reading roomImage courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
Spiral stairImage courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
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Mechanics’ InstituteBuilding Centennial Celebration (1910-2010)
Completion
Mechanics’ Institute, ca. 1915Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute
Primary entrance, n.d.Image courtesy of the Mechanics’ Institute