Adventure: 051, Site 019 – Fresno Republican Printery Building

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 019 – Fresno Republican Printery Building

National Registry ID: 1979000474

Local Registry ID: 5

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 16, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 36°44′01″N

Longitude: 119°47′11″W

Address: 2130 Kern St., Fresno, CA

Description:

Date Built: ??

Architect: Glass,Edward, Butner,Charles

This is a paper which William Saroyan delivered papers for. It was The Paper of Fresno during its early years of publishing until McClatchy's Fresno Bee started taking premenice. There was not a historical plaque on the building. Now the building is used by the Downtown Club, a club where leaders of the city gather, and the Kern Coffee House, which hosts artistic happenings, as well as serving some of the city's best coffee.


The Fresno Republican Printery building was designed to accommodate the job printing division of the Fresno Morning Republican newspaper. Published from 1876 until 1932, the Republican was a major force in the social, cultural, and publishing history of early California. Control of the printery later was assumed by William Glass, and then in 1925 by Leon Camy. Changing technology eventually rendered the printery obsolete, and it was closed in the 1970s. In 1982 the building was converted into a private dining facility known as the Downtown Club.



References:

• Guide to Historic Fresno
  

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)