Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower)

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The Sentinel Building, also known as Columbus Tower, is a distinctive flatiron-style, copper-green historic landmark in San Francisco that has housed various notable tenants, including film production companies and restaurants.

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Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flatiron building
historic building
landmark
mixed-use building
office building
alsoKnownAs Columbus Tower
Sentinel Building
architect Salfield & Kohlberg
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Flatiron
associatedPerson Francis Ford Coppola
George Lucas
cityRegisteredLandmark true
color copper-green
completionDate 1907
constructionEndDate 1907
constructionStartDate 1905
contains Cafe Zoetrope
currentUse offices
restaurant
hasFunction commercial
cultural
hasHistoricDesignation San Francisco Designated Landmark
historicDesignationDate 1970
intersection Kearny Street
surface form: Kearny Street and Columbus Avenue
locationCity San Francisco
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locationState California, United States
surface form: California
material copper cladding
nearbyLandmark Transamerica Pyramid
neighborhood Financial District
North Beach
notableFor association with American Zoetrope
copper-green facade
distinctive flatiron shape
numberOfFloors 7
originalOwner Abraham Land
planShape triangular
region Downtown San Francisco
roofFeature cupola
SanFranciscoLandmarkNumber 33
streetAddress 916 Kearny Street
survivedEvent 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco fire
tenant American Zoetrope
tenantType film production company
usePeriod_CafeZoetrope from late 20th century

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Columbus Avenue hasLandmark Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower)
subject surface form: Columbus Avenue (San Francisco)