Hall of Justice (San Francisco)

Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice
Aerial view of the San Francisco Hall of Justice building. It is a multistory building that occupies the entire length of a city block along Bryant Street, between 7th and Harriet; the Dwight D. Eisenhower Freeway (Interstate 80) has its western terminus near and curves around the back of the building. There is a prominent black asphalt helipad on the roof.
Aerial view of the San Francisco Hall of Justice complex. View facing northwest, with Bryant Street in the foreground and I-80 in the background.
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Alternative names
    • 850 Bryant
    • The Hall
General information
Address850 Bryant St
Coordinates37°46′32″N 122°24′14″W / 37.77544°N 122.40394°W / 37.77544; -122.40394
Construction startedSeptember 11, 1958 (1958-09-11)
Completed1960
OwnerCity of San Francisco
Technical details
Materialgranite-clad reinforced concrete
Floor count7
Design and construction
Architecture firmWeihe, Frick, & Kruse
Structural engineerHall, Pregnoff & Matheu[1]
Renovating team
Renovating firm
    • John Carl Warnecke & Associates (1979 Coroner's Office extension)
    • San Francisco Bureau of Architecture (1985 Rooftop gymnasium)
Engineer
    • Donald Bentley & Associates (1979)
    • Nishkian, Hamill & Associates (1979)
    • Shapiro, Okino, Hom & Associates (1985)

The Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice in San Francisco is the third building to serve as the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco County Superior Court. It was constructed between 1958 and 1960, in the block bounded by Sixth, Seventh, and Bryant.

  1. ^ Department of Public Works, Bureaus of Engineering & Architecture (August 1987). "Information on Structure". Hall of Justice Condition Assessment (Report). City and County of San Francisco. p. 114. Retrieved 10 August 2021.