{"nrhp_refnum":"82002180","name":"Bank of Eureka Building","other_names":["Clarke Memorial Museum"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"240 E St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eureka","county":"Humboldt County","state":"CA","lat":40.80355599200004,"lon":-124.16757165499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick, concrete and terra cotta bank building at the northwest corner of Third and E Streets in Eureka, Humboldt County, California, built 1911-1912 for the Bank of Eureka and Savings Bank of Humboldt County. It now houses the Clarke Memorial Museum.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the finest example of Renaissance Revival architecture in Eureka, designed by noted San Francisco architect Albert Pissis. It was the first Class A fireproof building in northwestern California and held that distinction for over 47 years. It also housed Eureka's major banking institution, which played an important role in the city's economic life.","narrative":"Located at the northwest corner of Third and E Streets in Eureka, this one-story bank building was constructed in 1911-12 for the Bank of Eureka and Savings Bank of Humboldt County. Albert Pissis, a San Francisco architect trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, designed it, and the W. C. Concannon Company built it for about $62,983. Steel girders and trusses support concrete floors and roof, and the permit made it the first Class A fireproof building in northwestern California. Glazed terra cotta rusticated to resemble stone clads the facade, which features four Ionic columns, three arched windows and a balustraded cornice. A large skylight with stained glass panels dominates the interior. The bank occupied the building until the late 1950s, and it became the Clarke Museum in 1960. A 1978 brick addition was set back from the sidewalk. The building is recognized as Eureka's finest Renaissance Revival work and as a major institution in the city's commercial life.","period_of_significance":"1911-1912","architect_builder":"Albert Pissis (architect); W. C. Concannon Company of San Francisco (builder)","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival (Roman-Renaissance Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition; converted to museum use in 1960, with a red brick addition built in 1978 along the north side.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.489777-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002180.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002180/cd674e7302-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002180/cd674e7302-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:Monotropa uniflora","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clarke_Historical_Museum.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Monotropa uniflora</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clarke_Historical_Museum.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"91001523","name":"Eureka Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/eureka-historic-district-91001523/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858719","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_Historical_Museum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5127488"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/humboldt-county/bank-of-eureka-building-82002180/"}