Albert Pissis

Pissis was born on April 26, 1852, in Guaymas in the Mexican state of Sonora. His father was Jose Etienne Pissis (1808–1880), a native of France and a physician, who moved his family to San Francisco, California from Guaymas when Pissis was six. His mother was Juana Bazozabel "Jane" de Bustamante (1824–1893), a native of Guaymas. Pissis was one of the first Americans to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. He returned in 1880 to San Francisco, which at the time was a fairly provincial Western town despite its wealth, with buildings designed in a variety of architectural styles. == Career ==

In 1882, Pissis became a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and, with his partner William P. Moore, designed a number of buildings in flamboyant Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. Pissis played a major role in San Francisco's reconstruction following the Great Earthquake of 1906, both as a designer of a number of the city's landmark buildings, ==Notable works==

dome on Market Street in San Francisco, California|alt=The Emporium dome on Market Street in San Francisco, California Among the buildings Pissis designed are: • Hotel Cecil (1906), 156–160 Eddy Street, San Francisco, California; part of the Uptown Tenderloin Historic District • Hibernia Bank building (1892), McAllister and Jones Streets, San Francisco, California ==References==