National Register of Historic Places

Bank of Italy

Livermore, Alameda County, California
Listed
November 16, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000648

About this property

The Bank of Italy Building is a historical building in Livermore, California. It was built in 1921 and listed to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1994. The building was designed by Edward T. Foulkes in the Second Renaissance Revival and Neoclassical architecture. It is made of bricks from the Livermore Fire Brick Company, with marble floors. When first opened, it functioned as the San Francisco's Bank of Italy's 13th branch till 1957. The building then 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 Seppala family, who updated the building, added and elevator and did seismic updates. Since 1963 the building has housed The Independent, a newspaper that serving the cities of Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton and Sunol. A marker was placed on the building in July 1987 by the Livermore Heritage Preservation Commission. 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).

Location

2250 1st St.
Livermore, Alameda County, California
37.68226, -121.76834

Categories

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Sources

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When was Bank of Italy listed on the National Register?

Bank of Italy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Bank of Italy?

Bank of Italy is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bank of Italy?

The period of significance for Bank of Italy is recorded as the industrial era.

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