Bank of Italy
Bank of Italy in Livermore
Location2250 1st Street, Livermore, California
Coordinates37°40′57″N 121°46′07″W / 37.682422°N 121.768475°W / 37.682422; -121.768475
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectEdward T. Foulkes
Architectural styleSecond Renaissance Revival - Neoclassical architecture
NRHP reference No.78000648[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1978

Bank of Italy Building is a historical building in Livermore, California. The Bank of Italy Building was built in 1921. The Building was listed to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1994. The Bank of Italy Building was designed by Edward T. Foulkes in the Second Renaissance Revival and Neoclassical architecture. The building is made of bricks from the Livermore Fire Brick Company, with marble floors. When opened it was the San Francisco's Bank of Italy's 13th branch till 1957. The building became The City of Livermore's City Hall from 1957 to 1978. The building later became Bank of America's thirteenth branch till 1991. In 1991 the building was sold to the Seppalas, who updated the building, elevator added and did seismic updates. In 1963 the building as housed The Independent newspaper that serves the cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and Sunol. [2] A marker was place on the building in July 1987 by the Livermore Heritage Preservation Commission.[3][4]

The Bank of Italy Building headquarters in San Francisco financial district is also on the National Register of Historic Places. Bank of Italy Buildings in other California cities are also on the National Register of Historic Places: Bank of Italy (Fresno, California), Bank of Italy (Paso Robles, California), Bank of Italy Building (San Jose, California), Bank of Italy (Tracy, California), and Bank of Italy (Visalia, California).

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#78000648)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "National Register #78000648: Bank of Italy in Livermore, California". noehill.com.
  3. ↑ "Bank of Italy Building Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  4. ↑ Fehr, Dawnmarie (October 8, 2023). "100 Year Celebration Set for Bank of Italy". The Independent.
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