Hibernia Bank (San Francisco)
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(2017)
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 Hibernia Bank
Location within San Francisco County
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| Type | bank |
| Location | 1 Jones St San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°46′53″N 122°24′52″W / 37.7812593°N 122.414381°WCoordinates: 37°46′53″N 122°24′52″W / 37.7812593°N 122.414381°W |
| Completed | 1892; 1906 |
| Designated | August 2, 1981 |
| Reference no. | 130 |
The Hibernia Bank, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded in April 1859 as the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society. In 1892, the company built a Beaux-Arts headquarters at 1 Jones Street at the corner of McAllister and Market Streets, designed by Albert Pissis. Slightly damaged in the 1906 earthquake and fire, it re-opened again just five weeks after the calamity; Pissis designed an addition to the building in 1908.
The bank left the building in 1985, and, after a brief period in which it was used by the San Francisco Police Department, the building was vacant for decades, until it was restored and renovated in 2016. As of 2017, the building, re-branded as "One Jones", is being subdivided for leasing to tenants who need less than the building's overall 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) of space.
The Hibernia Bank Building is a designated San Francisco landmark.
The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society was founded in a small office at the corner of Jackson and Montgomery Streets, although it soon moved to larger offices nearby
In 1892, the bank's new headquarters at 1 Jones Street, on the corner of McAllister and Market Streets, was completed; it was designed by Albert Pissis in the Beaux-Arts style, and was referred to by San Franciscans as "The Paragon". In a poll of 20 artists made by the San Francisco Call shortly after the building was completed, 14 of the artists voted for the new building as the "best" in San Francisco; the next building (the Mills Building) received only 4 votes. Pissis also designed an expansion of the building, which was completed in 1908.
The building largely survived the 1906 earthquake and fire, taking some damage from the fire. It was one of the first buildings to be restored afterwards, re-opening on May 25, 1906, just five weeks later.
The building was designated an official San Francisco Landmark on August 2, 1981.
The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society left the building in 1985, and was acquired by Security Pacific Bank in 1988. Security Pacific Bank itself was acquired by Bank of America in 1992.
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