Medico-Dental Building
historic place
The Medico-Dental Building, now known as the Centre City Building, is a historic high-rise office building in downtown San Diego, California. Erected in 1927, it was designed by architect Frank W. Stevenson. When it opened, this 14-story structure was San Diego's tallest building and one of its first skyscrapers. Its original purpose was to centralize medical and dental services in one location, housing offices, a ground-floor pharmacy, and a medical library on the top floor. This concept aimed to improve San Diego's medical facilities. The site itself has a history, once home to Alonzo Horton's residence and later a girls' school. As San Diego's medical community evolved, the building's use expanded beyond medical and dental professionals to include various general office tenants. In the 1980s, it was renamed the Centre City Building. The Medico-Dental Building was designated San Diego Historical Site number 135 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It remains a significant example of early skyscraper development in San Diego.