Bank of Italy (Visalia, California) explained

Bank of Italy Building
Location:128 E. Main St., Visalia, California
Coordinates:36.3303°N -119.2878°W
Built:1923
Customarchitect:R.F. Felchlin Co.
Customarchitect Title:Architect/builder
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:April 1, 1982
Refnum:82002280

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Terry L. Ommen, Then & Now: Visalia, Strictly Business, (Charleston, South Carolina: 2008):78.