Bank of San Jose Building #2, Downtown, San Jose, CA (1907) demolished

Structure Type: built works - commercial buildings - banks (buildings); built works - commercial buildings - office buildings

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: constructed 1907

5 stories

click to open gallery Postcard view of the Bank of San Jose Building, San Jose, c. 1895; from Santa Clara Research.net, "The Banks of San Jose"
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1st Street and Santa Clara Street
Downtown, San Jose, CA 95113
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The Bank of San Jose Building #2 was located on the northeast corner of 1st and Santa Clara Streets.

Overview

The Bank of San Jose, founded in 02/01/1868 by William J. Knox and T. Ellard Beans, moved to this address in 1872 into the Bank of San Jose Building #1. The Bank of San Jose Building #1 stood on the northeast corner of 1st and Santa Clara Streets until it sustained significant damage in the San Francisco Earthquake of 04/18/1906. It was torn down and replaced by this five-story highrise with a corner tower.

PCAD id: 20361

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