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Bank of Italy (Fresno, California) 
Summary
The Bank of Italy building is an historic 8-story, 38 m (125 ft) mid-rise in downtown Fresno, California. The building was completed in 1918 for the Bank of Italy, that later became the Bank of America. Its chief designer was Charles H. Franklin of the R.F. Felchlin Company.[5] The completely vacant building is the ninth tallest in the city, and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building was sold to the Penstar Group, a Fresno-based developer, in 2009.[6]
| Bank of Italy | |
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| Former names | Bank of America |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Location | 1001 Fulton Mall Fresno, California |
| Coordinates | 36°44′13″N 119°47′41″W / 36.7369°N 119.7947°W |
| Construction started | 1917 |
| Completed | August 1918 |
| Owner | Penstar Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles H. Franklin R.F. Felchlin Company |
Bank of Italy | |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Richard Felchlin |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000963 |
| Added to NRHP | 1982 |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
References edit
- ^ "Emporis building ID 127082". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Bank of Italy". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Bank of Italy at Structurae
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Powell, John Edward (1996). "Charles H. Franklin (1891-1956)". A Guide to Historic Architecture in Fresno, California. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Kiel Famellos-Schmidt (16 December 2009). "Penstar Group purchases Bank of Italy Building". ArcHop. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
External links edit
- Bank of Italy (1917) at the Historic Fresno website