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Bank of Italy
2009-0725-CA-Fresno-BankofItaly.jpg
Former names Bank of America
General information
Type Commercial offices
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
Location 1001 Fulton Mall
Fresno, California
Coordinates 36°44′13″N 119°47′41″W / 36.7369°N 119.7947°W / 36.7369; -119.7947
Construction started 1917
Completed August 1918
Owner Penstar Group
Height
Roof 38 m (125 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 8
Design and construction
Architect Charles H. Franklin
R.F. Felchlin Company
Bank of Italy
Built 1917
Architect Richard Felchlin
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 82000963
Added to NRHP 1982

The Bank of Italy building is an historic 9-story, 38 m (125 ft) mid-rise 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 H. 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.

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