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Colombo Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Colombo Building

Also known as Drexler Building

On the National Register since 200818 years
Classical RevivalListed 2008San Francisco
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About Colombo Building

Colombo Building, at 1-21 Colombus Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 31, 2008. The Register lists it for its town planning, architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 103 other California listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in San Francisco, California. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 47 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1-21 Colombus Ave., San Francisco · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Colombo BuildingStart here
  2. 2Bank of ItalySecond Renaissance Revival · next door
  3. 3Pacific Gas and Electric Company Substation JClassical · next door
  4. 4Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
  5. 5Mills Building and TowerChicago · Built 1892 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

SNIANTIC (Storeship)Site0.1 miBOld Ohio Street HousesBuilding0.1 miBFederal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoLate 19th and 20th Century Neoclassical Revival · Built 19240.2 miSAPOLLO (Storeship)Site0.2 miDJackson Square Historic DistrictClassical0.2 miBU.S. Appraisers Stores and Immigration StationBuilding0.2 miBSan Francisco Fire Department Engine Co. Number 2Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.3 miBU.S. CustomhouseRenaissance0.3 miBGibb, Daniel, & Co. WarehouseMid 19th Century Brick Warehouse0.3 miBCity of Paris BuildingNeoclassical0.4 miBMutual Savings Bank BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHobart BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHunter-Dulin BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19270.4 miBHallidie BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBFairmont HotelBeaux Arts Classicism0.4 miBPacific Gas and Electric Company General Office Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts0.4 miBMatson Building and AnnexLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance0.4 miBBuon Gusto Sausage FactoryBuilding0.4 mi
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BFuller Company Glass WarehouseClassical Revival0.4 miBHouse at 1254-1256 Montgomery StreetItalianate0.4 miBArmour & Co. BuildingLate Victorian: Italianate · Built 19070.4 miOLotta Crabtree FountainObject0.5 miBFour Fifty Sutter BuildingModern Movement: Art Deco · Built 19290.5 mi★James C. Flood MansionBuilt 18860.5 miBPier OneClassical Revival0.5 miStM.v. Santa RosaStructure0.5 miBCentral Embarcadero Piers Historic DistrictBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19180.5 miBCoit Memorial TowerBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Fuller Company Glass Warehouse0.4 mi away
Pier One0.5 mi away
Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District0.7 mi away
Old U.S. MintBuilt 1874 · 0.9 mi away

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Questions about Colombo Building

Is Colombo Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 31, 2008 (Register number 07001469).

Is Colombo Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Bank of Italy, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Colombo Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Colombo Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 47 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123861081 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.