Security Bank and Trust Company Building

The Security Bank and Trust Company Building, also called the Key System Building, is an office building in Oakland, California. It was constructed in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1982. The renaissance Revival and baroque architecture building was designed by Frederick Meyer and Walter Reed. The six-story building as a U-shaped floor giving the upper floors more windows. The building is noted for it use of terracotta. The Security Bank and Trust Company Building has also been the headquarters of Key System, Oakland's public transportation system.[2] Frederick Meyer also designed the San Francisco Bankers Investment Building (1912), Kohler and Chase Building (1909), Physicians Building (1914), Humboldt Bank Building (1906) and the Monadnock Building (1906). [3] [4]

Security Bank and Trust Company Building
The building in March 2024
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Location1100 Broadway
Oakland, California
Coordinates37°48′08″N 122°16′19″W / 37.80222°N 122.27194°W / 37.80222; -122.27194
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectFrederick Meyer and Walter Reed
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival and Baroque architecture
NRHP reference No.82002166[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1982

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#82002166)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Key System thekeyoakland.com
  3. ^ "San Francisco Point of Historical Interest: Bankers Investment Building". noehill.com.
  4. ^ "National Register #82002166: Security Bank and Trust Company Building in Oakland, California". noehill.com.