Richard Felchlin Explained

Richard Ferdinant Felchlin (October 9, 1888  - January 6, 1960) was born in Stockton, California. He was a civil engineer who designed many of the buildings that give downtown Fresno, California its architectural character. He studied civil engineering at the University of California, then moved to Fresno and entered practice.^[1]

Notable buildings

Felchlin and his Fresno company R.F. Felchlin Company (later Felchlin, Shaw, & Franklin) designed many notable Fresno commercial and residential buildings, a number of which are now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Commercial buildings designed by Felchlin and his firm include:

On National Register in Fresno

• San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation Building (1923)
• Bank of Italy building (1918)
• California Hotel (1922)
• Kindler home^[2]

Others in Fresno

• Fresno Pacific Towers (1925) which stood as the tallest structure in the city for 80 years.^{[1] [3]}

Los Angeles

• Myer Siegel department store, 733 S. Flower St., Downtown Los Angeles (1926-7)^[4]

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in California#Fresno County

References

1. Web site: John Edward Powell . Richard F. Felchin . Historic Fresno. 1996 . 13 May 2013.
2. Web site: David Lazarus; Terry Gallagher . Kindler Home (1929) . Historic Fresno . 2010 . 13 May 2012.
3. Web site: Christeen Taniguchi; Barry Price . San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation Building (1924). Historic Fresno . 2007 . 13 May 2012.
4. News: Industrial Activity Continues Unabated…: Myer Siegel Firm to Erect $500,000 Plant on Flower St. . 25 April 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 10 January 1926 . 109.