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The flood building is one of San Francisco’s best known. The Baldwin hotel and Theater owned the lot before the flood building. James L. Flood bought the Flood Building in 1902. James L. Flood built the building because he was thankful for his father that he gave him money.

The Comstock nearly produced 100,000,000 in money. James C. Flood got money from the Comstock Lode.

The Baldwin hotel and theater was owned the lot before the flood building. The flood building started construction in 1902 and ended in 1904. The construction materials are sand-stone and marble. The flood building is a 12 store high rise. The flood building is 293,837 square foot building. The flood building went under renovation in the early 190s.

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