41 1st St
San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

Blake, Moffitt & Towne Building, 41 First St San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

The Blake, Moffitt and Towne Building was designed by Willis Polk, a renowned San Francisco architect with such landmark structures as the Hallidie Building to his credit. The BMT Building was built for the Regents of the University of California, the governing body for the University of California system, and subsequently contained the offices of the Black, Moffitt and Towne Company, a San Francisco-based paper distribution company. The BMT Building is rated "B" in Splendid Survivors, the comprehensive historic resources survey of downtown San Francisco. A "B" rating indicated eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Although not evaluated in the San Francisco City Planning Department`s 1974-76 Architectural Inventory, it is included on the city`s list of "Architecturally and/or Historically Significant Buildings in the C-3 Zoning Districts" endorsed by the City Planning Commission on May 29, 1982.