Bank of Italy (Visalia, California)

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Bank of Italy Building
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Bank of Italy building
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Location128 E. Main St., Visalia, California
Coordinates 36°19′49″N119°17′16″W / 36.33028°N 119.28778°W / 36.33028; -119.28778 Coordinates: 36°19′49″N119°17′16″W / 36.33028°N 119.28778°W / 36.33028; -119.28778
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1923
Architect/builderR.F. Felchlin Co.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 82002280 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1982

Bank of Italy building in Downtown Visalia was built in 1923 at 128 East Main Street. The Bank of Italy building has five stories plus a basement. R. F. Felchlin, a Fresno construction company, supplied the architectural, engineering, and contracting services. The ground level was designed to be a bank, and the other space was set aside for offices. Later it became the Bank of America. Today the ground floor continues to be a bank, and the upper floors still provide office space. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County, California on April 1, 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Terry L. Ommen, Then & Now: Visalia, Strictly Business, (Charleston, South Carolina: 2008):78.