Pacific-Union Club

This home of the Comstock silver magnate James Flood^{1An ironic name, given the flooding that plagued the Comstock Lode} is one of only two^{2The other is the Fairmont Hotel across the street} buildings in the neighborhood to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire^{3The interior did burn, but you are unlikely to see it anyway, unless you're invited by a member or join one of the extremely rare tours.}. It was built by the architect Augustus Laver as the first brownstone in the West and reconstructed for its current use as a highly exclusive gentlemen's club by Willis Polk.

^{1An ironic name, given the flooding that plagued the Comstock Lode}An ironic name, given the flooding that plagued the Comstock Lode
^{2The other is the Fairmont Hotel across the street}The other is the Fairmont Hotel across the street
^{3The interior did burn, but you are unlikely to see it anyway, unless you're invited by a member or join one of the extremely rare tours.}The interior did burn, but you are unlikely to see it anyway, unless you're invited by a member or join one of the extremely rare tours.