#20 - Bank of Dixon – 178 North First Street (232)

The original bank see location #28.

The bank was originally located in the brick building west of Eppinger’s on West B Street. It was moved to its new home at the corner of First Street and B Street around 1913. This ornate building was torn down in the 1960s and today’s structure and parking lot were then built. In the parking lot is where the Bank of Dixon once stood. The bank proudly occupied this prominent corner until being bought out by the Bank of Italy and later became the Bank of America.

Bank of Dixon 1st street

1910/07/01---Kodak cameras sold at A.Kirby & Son.

---Contractor Pritchard is busy erecting a neat cottage for Ben King on the lot directly across the street from the power house.

---Carpenters have been busy the past week fitting up the south room of the Odd Fellows block for a store, which is to be occupied by Ike Beakley, of Sacramento, as a gents' furnishing goods and clothing store.

OLD CORNER PROPERTY SOLD. As advertised, the sale in partition of the property known as "the old corner" was held last Saturday. The owners of the property were Mrs. Joseph Stephens, daughter of Stephen Little, deceased, and Stephen Little, who also inherited his share from his father. The sale was in consequence of a suit brought by Mrs. Stephens to have the property sold and the proceeds divided.

W.U. Goodman was appointed by the court as referee. The bidding was commenced by J.H. Rice, for the Bank of Dixon, he bidding $10,000 for the property. This was quickly raised by Joseph Stephens and the bidding was lively, until the property was knocked down to Mr. Stephens for $15,550.

This is a big price for the property and the buildings are old; however, it is the very best corner lot in town and furnishes

homes for five business firms, so that the rents received are good. We do not know what Mr. Stephens intends to do with the property, whether or not he intends to make any change, but if the Bank of Dixon had secured the property they would have erected a modern reinforced concrete bank and office building on it.

---Failing to secure the "Old Corner" property the Bank of Dixon has purchased the corner property opposite, now occupied

by the hardware store of Cowden & Mason, which they intend to improve as soon as they can gain possession, by the

erection of an up-to-date reinforced concrete building of two stories. The lower story is to be made into a home for the

bank, in which every modern convenience will be incorporated. The upper floor is to be used as offices for rental, and will

be made modern in every way. The firm of Oscar C. Schulze, Inc., has bargained for the old bank building, which they

intend to use as an office.

1910/11/08

---The brick building, which is being demolished to make room for the modern bank building to be erected by the Bank of Dixon, is one of the old-time land marks of the town, having been erected in about 1868, when the town was first started, by J.Blum & Son, who conducted the principal merchandise establishment of northern Solano county at the time, and did so for quite a number of years, until caught by the wheat market, when they went the way of nearly all speculators, failing for some $30,000, which in those early days was a princely fortune. Since it has housed nearly every kind of business principally that of liquor selling. When built it was considered a fine structure, and the citizens of Dixon were, no doubt, fully as proud of it as it has been since of more modern structures.

06/1928

BANK OF DIXON SOLD. The Bank-of Dixon has been bought by the Security Bank & Trust Company of San Francisco.

The new owner is largely San Francisco men and is part of the Gianinni interests, or Bank of Italy. Dr. Hall states that the

Bank will continue to operate as in the past, with the same officers and personnel. The present roster of the Bank is made

up of: Dr.L.P. Hall, president; R.S. Currey, vice president; R. Moss, cashier; J.M. Cowden, assistant cashier; Miss Ralpha

Little, grand-daughter of one of the charter members, assistant cashier; J.H. Petersen, Henry Peters and son, Ellwood, R.

S. Currey, W.H. Garnett, H.G. Brown and E.D. Dudley.

Esther Bryce

Founder / Interior designer

Lianne Wilson

Broker

Jaden Smith

Architect

Jessica Kim

Photographer