▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁rev ival ▁structure ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Building ▁at ▁the ▁fair . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁San ▁Francisco ▁earth qu ake , ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁Before ▁long , ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁steady ▁development ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁space ▁to ▁better ▁serve ▁its ▁growing ▁aud ien ces . ▁Michael ▁de ▁Young ▁respond ed ▁by ▁planning ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁de ▁Young ▁facility ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Louis ▁Christian ▁M ull g ard t , ▁the ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁architecture ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Pan ama - P ac ific ▁International ▁Ex position , ▁designed ▁the ▁Spanish - Pl ater es que - style ▁building . ▁The ▁new ▁structure ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁formally ▁transferred ▁by ▁de ▁Young ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁park ▁commission ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁de ▁Young ▁added ▁a ▁central ▁section , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁tower ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁signature ▁feature , ▁and ▁the ▁museum ▁began ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁basic ▁configuration ▁that ▁it ▁retained ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁De ▁Young ' s ▁efforts ▁were ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁changing ▁of ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁M . ▁H . ▁de ▁Young ▁Memorial ▁Museum . ▁Another ▁addition , ▁a ▁west ▁wing , ▁was ▁completed ▁in