Bay Area Architects: Albert Pissis

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Albert Pissis (1852-1914)

Bank of Eureka Building in Eureka, California
Built 1911 - Photographed 7 July 2007
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Albert Pissis, who was the first San Francisco architect to study at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, is credited with introducing the Beaux Arts style to San Francisco.

Pissis was born in Guaymas, Mexico, to a French father and Mexican mother. The family moved to San Francisco when Pissis was six.

In 1882, after his studies in Paris, Pissis and his partner, William P. Moore, designed a number of buildings in the popular Queen Anne, and Eastlake and Classical Revival styles.

He was important in the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.

Name	Year	Address	City	Sort Address	Sort Name
Vale House	1885	2226 California Street	San Francisco	California 2261	Vale House
Hibernia Bank	1892	1 Jones Street	San Francisco	Jones 0001	Hibernia Bank
Emporium	1896	835-865 Market Street	San Francisco	Market 0835	Emporium
Flood Building	1904	870-898 Market Street	San Francisco	Market 0870	Flood Building
Temple Sherith Israel	1904	2266 California Street	San Francisco	California 2266	Temple Sherith Israel
Roullier Building	1907	49 Kearny Street	San Francisco	Kearny 0049	Roullier Building
Borel Building	1908	440 Montgomery Street	San Francisco	Montgomery 0440	Borel Building
Charleston Building	1908	251-255 Kearny Street	San Francisco	Kearny 0251	Charleston Building
Rosenstock Building	1908	28-36 Geary Street	San Francisco	Geary 0028	Rosenstock Building
White House Department Store	1908	255 Sutter Street	San Francisco	Sutter 0255	White House Department Store
California Casket Co.	1909	965 Mission Street	San Francisco	Mission 0965	California Casket Co.
Mechanics Institute	1909	57-65 Post Street	San Francisco	Post 0057	Mechanics Institute
Misses Butler Building	1909	120 Ellis Street	San Francisco	Ellis 0120	Misses Butler Building
Rochat Cordes Building	1909	126-130 Post Street	San Francisco	Post 0126	Rochat Cordes Building
One Sansome	1910	1 Sansome Street	San Francisco	Sansome 0001	One Sansome
Bank of Eureka	1911	240 E Street	Eureka	E 240	Bank of Eureka
University House	1911	University House Way	Berkeley	UC Berkeley	University House
Health Sciences Library	1912	2395 Sacramento Street	San Francisco	Sacramento 2395	Health Sciences Library
Savoy Hotel	1913	580 Geary Street	San Francisco	Geary 0580	Savoy Hotel

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