[1] The bank's first headquarters were in the building previously occupied by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at Fifth and Broadway, but it soon built a new headquarters one block away at Sixth and Broadway, a building which has remained in the possession of the company and its successors to this day.
He assumed control in the financial turmoil following World War I, and by 1919, he was serving as the bank's president.
In 1982, it was reorganized as a wholly owned subsidiary of bank holding company National Bancorp of Alaska.
The acquisition transaction closed in 2000, and branches converted to the Wells Fargo brand in June 2001.
Wells Fargo officials said the acquisition gave them the country's "most extensive banking franchise", with branches in 23 states.