The neighborhood was completely destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake and Fire ( miraculously , the area 's skyscrapers survived ) . By 1910 , the area was largely rebuilt with low-rise , masonry-clad buildings ranging from six to twelve stories in height . During the late 1920s , several Neo-Gothic high rises , reaching three to four hundred feet in height , were constructed , including the Standard Oil Building , Russ Building , Hunter-Dulin Building , Shell Building , and the Pacific Telephone Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Financial District, San Francisco