The Pacific Southwest Building (also known as the Security Bank Building) is a 15-story, 67 m (220 ft) high-rise completed in 1925 in downtown Fresno, California. The tower's antenna rises to 315 ft (96 m). Original construction took eighteen months and cost $1,200,000 for the headquarters for the Fidelity Branch of the Pacific-Southwest Trust and Savings Bank.[3] Originally, a beacon on top of the tower served as a frost warning to farmers within a 30-mile radius.[4]
| Pacific Southwest Building | |
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| Former names | Fresno Pacific Towers Wells Fargo Bank Security Bank Building |
| Alternative names | 1060 Fulton |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices Residential condominiums |
| Architectural style | Neo-Classical |
| Location | 1060 Fulton Street Fresno, California |
| Coordinates | 36°44′16″N 119°47′02″W / 36.7377°N 119.7838°W |
| Construction started | 1923 |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Cost | US$3 million |
| Owner | Hrayr, Serko and Sevag Khatchadourian |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Roof | 67.36 m (221.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | R.F. Felchlin Company Robert Richmond Architect |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
Fresno banker William Sutherland was instrumental in the planning and construction of the building. In 1925, the Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings Bank, with Sutherland as its president, moved its offices there.[5]
The building is currently owned by Beverly Hills-based developers, Sevak, Hrayr and Serko Khatchadourian.[6] The top floors of the building have been converted into apartments and have in recent years increased occupancy in the building from 5% to 95%.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Emporis building ID 127083". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
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- ^ "Fulton Mall Architecture Walking Tour". PBID Partners of Downtown Fresno. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "1060 Fulton Mall History". Pacific Southwest Building. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Fresno's Finest Skyscraper Is Now Complete," The Fresno Morning Republican, January 19, 1925.
- ^ George Hostetter (23 April 2012). "Helm Building, Fresno's first Skyscraper, is Sold". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Smith, Edward (2022-10-13). "From 5% to 95% occupancy, Fresno's Pacific Southwest Building has seen quite a ride". The Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
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