Pacific Southwest Building

Pacific Southwest Building
Pacific Southwest Building
Former names	Fresno Pacific Towers; Wells Fargo Bank; Security Bank Building
Alternative names	1060 Fulton Mall
General information
Type	Commercial offices; Residential condominiums
Architectural style	Neo-Classical
Location	1060 Fulton Mall ; Fresno, California
Coordinates	36.7377°N 119.7838°W
Construction started	1923
Completed	1925
Cost	Template:US$ 3 million
Owner	Hrayr, Serko and Sevag Khatchadourian
Height
Antenna spire	94 m (308 ft)
Roof	67.36 m (221.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	9
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architect	R.F. Felchlin Company; Robert Richmond Architect
References
	[1][2]

The Pacific Southwest Building (also known as the Security Bank Building) is a 16-story, 67 m (220 ft) high-rise completed in 1925 in downtown Fresno, California. With the tower's spire rising to 315 ft (96 m) which makes it the tallest building between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Original construction took eighteen months and cost 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]

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.

References

Pacific Southwest Building at Emporis
"Pacific Southwest Building". SkyscraperPage.
"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.

External links

Official website

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[1] Pacific Southwest Building at Emporis

[2] "Pacific Southwest Building". SkyscraperPage.

[3] "Fulton Mall Architecture Walking Tour". PBID Partners of Downtown Fresno. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[4] "1060 Fulton Mall History". Pacific Southwest Building. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[5] "Fresno's Finest Skyscraper Is Now Complete," The Fresno Morning Republican, January 19, 1925.

[6] 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.