Bank of Italy Building
California, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The Bank of Italy Building is a 14-story Renaissance Revival high-rise completed in 1925–26 on the corner of South First and Santa Clara Streets in downtown San Jose, California. Rising 77.72 meters, it was San Jose's first skyscraper and exemplifies Mediterranean Revival architecture with its distinctive red-tile hip roof and decorative cupola crowned by a needle-like spire topped with a tall green light. A contributing property to the National Register of Historic Places, it is also designated a San Jose Historical Landmark and anchors the Downtown Historic District.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- tower block, historic building
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Height
- 77.72 m
- Place
- California, United States
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