{"nrhp_refnum":"78000765","name":"West Side Bank","other_names":["Thompson Electric"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"47 W. 6th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tracy","county":"San Joaquin County","state":"CA","lat":37.735064185000056,"lon":-121.42667477299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick commercial building with a blue limestone facade at 47 West Sixth Street in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California, built in 1910-1911 as the West Side Bank. It was designed by architect William H. Weeks.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an excellent example of William H. Weeks' Beaux-Arts bank work, which was prolific and well regarded in California. It also reflects Tracy's growth and its search for a civic image around the time the city incorporated. The facade is the only architecturally finished face of the building.","narrative":"Built in 1910-1911 at 47 West Sixth Street in Tracy, California, this one-story brick building was constructed as the West Side Bank. San Francisco architect William H. Weeks designed it, and J.E. Johnston served as builder. Only the blue limestone facade is architecturally finished, since the other brick walls were meant to abut neighboring buildings. The Beaux-Arts front has a shallow Greek pediment with a carved \"1910\" medallion, double Corinthian pilasters framing a large central arch, and copper door and window dressings. Inside, the coffered ceiling, skylights, wainscoting and floor remain, though tellers' booths and fixtures were removed. Weeks ran a large firm and designed many schools, banks and libraries across the state. Tracy's mayor, Abe Grunauer, hired him, and the bank is described as a smaller version of Weeks' Bank of Arcata. The building was listed for its architectural merit and its link to Tracy's early civic growth. It now houses a neon sign business.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1910-1911)","architect_builder":"William H. Weeks, Architect; J.E. Johnston, Builder","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts (neo-classical details)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good, altered condition; used by an electrical and neon sign business for repair and manufacture of neon signs, with a neon sign added to the facade and the entry arch partially boarded up.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.971511-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000765.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000765/d59c928875-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000765/d59c928875-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Michael Aivaliotis","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Side_Bank_-_Tracy,_CA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Aivaliotis</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Side_Bank_-_Tracy,_CA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861431","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126721086"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-joaquin-county/west-side-bank-78000765/"}