PCAD - Knox Building #2, Downtown, San Jose, CA

9 North 1st Street
Downtown, San Jose, CA 95113

In 1874, the Knox Building stood on the northwest corner of Santa Clara and 1st Streets. (See San Jose City Directory, 1874, p. 79.) This corresponded to the location of 9 North 1st Street.

Building Notes

In 1874, the Knox Building #2 leased space to 9 legal firms operating in San Jose, the most of any building in the city. The firms included those of J.C. Black (Room #18), George W. Blackford (Room #3), S.O. Houghton (Room #7), J.M. Kennedy (Room #11), James R. Lowe (Rooms #4 and 5), James A. Moultrie (Room #14), County Judge D.S. Payne (Room #6), J. Reynolds (Room #7), and C.D. Wright (Room #7).(See San Jose, California, City Directory, 1874, pp. 124-125.) Other important office buildings housing law firms included the Bank of San Jose Building #1 (5 firms), McLaughlin and Ryland's Building (4 firms), and the 312 1st Street Building (2 firms).

PCAD id: 23401

Knox Building #2, Downtown, San Jose, CA demolished