{"nrhp_refnum":"79000524","name":"Medico-Dental Building","other_names":["Centre City Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"233 A St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.718354014000056,"lon":-117.16220903499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A fourteen-story reinforced concrete office building at 233 A Street in San Diego, California, built in 1927 and designed by architect F. W. Stevenson, also known as the Centre City Building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an outstanding example of San Diego's early skyscrapers and the best representation of architect Frank W. Stevenson's work. It also reflects a planned concept of clustering medical and dental offices with a pharmacy in one location, and it earned a 1933 A.I.A. award. The site was also once home to Alonzo Horton's second residence.","narrative":"Rising fourteen stories at 233 A Street in San Diego, the Medico-Dental Building, also called the Centre City Building, was completed in 1927 to designs by local architect Frank W. Stevenson. Its reinforced concrete frame is clad in granite, brick, and terra cotta, with an L-shaped plan that brought light and air to every floor. Brick pilasters stress the vertical lines, while a heavily ornamented upper cap, arched windows, and a granite base give it a classical character. The building was conceived to gather the city's physicians, dentists, and a pharmacy under one roof, following a model already used in other American cities. Rentals were limited to medically approved tenants. Stevenson, who came to San Diego in 1920 to help plan the Naval Training Center, received a 1933 A.I.A. award for the design. The site earlier held Alonzo Horton's second home and later a school run by the Sisters of St. Joseph. After restoration, the building is used for professional offices.","period_of_significance":"1927","architect_builder":"Architect: F.W. Stevenson; Builder: Wm. Simpson Const.","architectural_style":"Classical style skyscraper","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent repair after extensive restoration and remodeling, and currently used for multi-professional offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.104799-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000524.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000524/7820744a41-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000524/7820744a41-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jeffrey Beall","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medico-Dental_Building.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Beall</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medico-Dental_Building.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860923","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medico-Dental_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5818221"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/medico-dental-building-79000524/"}