Bank of Italy building in

Downtown Visalia Downtown Visalia is the central business district of Visalia, California, United States, which is located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities. The ...

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.Terry L. Ommen, Then & Now: Visalia, Strictly Business, (Charleston, South Carolina: 2008):78. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County, California on April 1, 1982.

References

Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California Neoclassical architecture in California Commercial buildings completed in 1923 Buildings and structures in Visalia, California Italian-American culture in California National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County, California {{TulareCountyCA-NRHP-stub