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designed by Chicago architects Daniel Burnham and John Root. The Luzon was built in 1890–1891 as the Pacific National Bank, which had a first floor entrance on Pacific Avenue and a second floor entrance on Commerce Street. Both floors contained businesses such as W.L. Davis & Sons Co. Furniture and Chaddy & Son Tailors in addition to the bank; the upper four stories were living space. The building was named "Luzon" in 1901, after the largest island in the Philippines, where on July 1 of that year

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inaugurated establishment of American civil government of the Philippines. The building was demolished on September 26, 2009, despite efforts by local preservationists.

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