Hunter--Dulin Building
historic place
The Hunter--Dulin Building, also known as 111 Sutter Street, is a historic place in San Francisco, California. Construction on the building began in 1925 and it was completed in 1927. Designed by the New York architectural firm Schultze and Weaver, the 22-story structure models a French château with French Romanesque and French Renaissance Revival architectural styles. It features a terra-cotta clad exterior, grand entryway arches, a vaulted lobby, and a mansard roof. From 1927 to 1942, the Hunter--Dulin Building served as the West Coast headquarters for the National Broadcasting Company, or NBC. The building is also known as the fictional location of Sam Spade's detective agency in Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, "The Maltese Falcon." The Hunter--Dulin Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1997. This building represents a significant example of early 20th-century architectural design in San Francisco.