The First National Bank Building, at 1 Montgomery Street, was built in 1908 by Willis Polk and D. H. Burnham & Company for the First National bank of San Francisco. It was originally the base of an eleven-story office tower that was demolished in 1980 when a high-rise was built behind it.
In 1925, First National Bank of San Francisco merged with Crocker First National Bank Click here to learn about third-party website links and retained the location as their headquarters. Over the following decades, Crocker First went on to merge with many other banks, including Anglo-California and Citizens National Bank of Los Angeles. In 1986, Crocker National was acquired by Wells Fargo & Co.
The facade is faced with Raymond granite and a curved, recessed corner entry flanked by pairs of columns. The roof of the building is now a garden for the Crocker Galleries passageway.
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The Palace Hotel, at 2 New Montgomery Street, re-opened on December 15, 1909, completely rebuilt after the devastation of the 1906 Earthquake. The original Palace Hotel, originally built in 1875 by architect John P. Gaynor as envisioned by William Chapman Ralston and William Sharon, was reputedly the largest, most luxurious and costly hotel in the world. While the hotel survived the quake structurally, it was decimated in the ensuing fire that swept most of downtown. Frederick W. Sharon, son of the original owners, brought George W. Kelham in to design the new caravansary. It took three years of rebuilding under the supervision of New York firm, Trowbridge & Livingston.
The Garden Court was the carriage entrance to the original hotel. As part of the renovation, it was covered and turned into a dining room.
Over the years the Palace Hotel gained prominence among the traveling elite. Presidents Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Clinton all spent time here. President Warren G. Harding died in office while visiting the Palace Hotel in 1923. Famed tenor Enrico Caruso was a guest at the hotel on April 18, 1906 when the earthquake hit. John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan and Oscar Wilde were guests, and actress Sarah Bernhard caused a stir when she arrived with her pet baby tiger. Kala-kaua, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, died at the old Palace Hotel in 1891. Leaving its mark on the 20th Century, the hotel hosted President Woodrow Wilson in support of the Versailles Treaty and in 1945, catered the banquet honoring the opening session of the United Nations.
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The Palace Hotel, at 2 New Montgomery Street, re-opened on December 15, 1909, completely rebuilt after the devastation of the 1906 Earthquake. The original Palace Hotel, originally built in 1875 by architect John P. Gaynor as envisioned by William Chapman Ralston and William Sharon, was reputedly the largest, most luxurious and costly hotel in the world. While the hotel survived the quake structurally, it was decimated in the ensuing fire that swept most of downtown. Frederick W. Sharon, son of the original owners, brought George W. Kelham in to design the new caravansary. It took three years of rebuilding under the supervision of New York firm, Trowbridge & Livingston.
The Garden Court was the carriage entrance to the original hotel. As part of the renovation, it was covered and turned into a dining room.
Over the years the Palace Hotel gained prominence among the traveling elite. Presidents Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Clinton all spent time here. President Warren G. Harding died in office while visiting the Palace Hotel in 1923. Famed tenor Enrico Caruso was a guest at the hotel on April 18, 1906 when the earthquake hit. John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan and Oscar Wilde were guests, and actress Sarah Bernhard caused a stir when she arrived with her pet baby tiger. Kala-kaua, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, died at the old Palace Hotel in 1891. Leaving its mark on the 20th Century, the hotel hosted President Woodrow Wilson in support of the Versailles Treaty and in 1945, catered the banquet honoring the opening session of the United Nations.
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The Pied Piper of Hamlin, a 6-foot by 16-foot mural in the Pied Piper bar of the Palace Hotel, was painted by Maxfield Parrish in 1909. Commissioned by Frederick Sharon for six thousand dollars, the Palace hotel places the value of the piece, as of 2009, at $2.5 million.
The Palace Hotel, at 2 New Montgomery Street, re-opened on December 15, 1909, completely rebuilt after the devastation of the 1906 Earthquake. The original Palace Hotel, originally built in 1875 by architect John P. Gaynor as envisioned by William Chapman Ralston and William Sharon, was reputedly the largest, most luxurious and costly hotel in the world. While the hotel survived the quake structurally, it was decimated in the ensuing fire that swept most of downtown. Frederick W. Sharon, son of the original owners, brought George W. Kelham in to design the new caravansary. It took three years of rebuilding under the supervision of New York firm, Trowbridge & Livingston.
Over the years the Palace Hotel gained prominence among the traveling elite. Presidents Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Clinton all spent time here. President Warren G. Harding died in office while visiting the Palace Hotel in 1923. Famed tenor Enrico Caruso was a guest at the hotel on April 18, 1906 when the earthquake hit. John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan and Oscar Wilde were guests, and actress Sarah Bernhard caused a stir when she arrived with her pet baby tiger. Kala-kaua, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, died at the old Palace Hotel in 1891. Leaving its mark on the 20th Century, the hotel hosted President Woodrow Wilson in support of the Versailles Treaty and in 1945, catered the banquet honoring the opening session of the United Nations.
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The Pied Piper of Hamlin, a 6-foot by 16-foot mural in the Pied Piper bar of the Palace Hotel, was painted by Maxfield Parrish in 1909. Commissioned by Frederick Sharon for six thousand dollars, the Palace hotel places the value of the piece, as of 2009, at $2.5 million.
The Palace Hotel, at 2 New Montgomery Street, re-opened on December 15, 1909, completely rebuilt after the devastation of the 1906 Earthquake. The original Palace Hotel, originally built in 1875 by architect John P. Gaynor as envisioned by William Chapman Ralston and William Sharon, was reputedly the largest, most luxurious and costly hotel in the world. While the hotel survived the quake structurally, it was decimated in the ensuing fire that swept most of downtown. Frederick W. Sharon, son of the original owners, brought George W. Kelham in to design the new caravansary. It took three years of rebuilding under the supervision of New York firm, Trowbridge & Livingston.
Over the years the Palace Hotel gained prominence among the traveling elite. Presidents Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Clinton all spent time here. President Warren G. Harding died in office while visiting the Palace Hotel in 1923. Famed tenor Enrico Caruso was a guest at the hotel on April 18, 1906 when the earthquake hit. John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan and Oscar Wilde were guests, and actress Sarah Bernhard caused a stir when she arrived with her pet baby tiger. Kala-kaua, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, died at the old Palace Hotel in 1891. Leaving its mark on the 20th Century, the hotel hosted President Woodrow Wilson in support of the Versailles Treaty and in 1945, catered the banquet honoring the opening session of the United Nations.
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