Adventure: 051, Site 017 – Bank of Italy

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 017 – Bank of Italy

National Registry ID: 1982000963

Local Registry ID: 123

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 16, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 36°44′02″N

Longitude: 119°47′22″W

Address: 1001/1015 Fulton, Fresno, CA

Description:

Date Built: 1917

Architect: R. F. Felchlin Co., Charles Franklin

At the time of its completion, the Bank of Italy building was the epitome of optimism and confidence in the future of a growing Fresno. Though currently vacant, this beautiful structure is one of the most structurally significant commercial buildings in the area. There was no plaque on the building, but the BI emblem still hangs above the door.



The Bank of Italy building is an historic 9-storey, 38 m (125 ft) skyscraper 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 Franklin of the R.F. Felchlin Company. 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



References:

• Guide to Historic Fresno
  
• Wikipedia: Bank of Italy
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)