Columbia Savings Bank Building, Bank building in the Financial District, San Francisco, United States
The Columbia Savings Bank Building is an office building at 700 Montgomery Street in San Francisco's Financial District. It was built for the Columbus Savings and Loan Society, a bank serving the Italian community, and is registered as a San Francisco Landmark.
Built for the Columbus Savings and Loan Society, a bank serving San Francisco's Italian community, the building at 700 Montgomery Street is the oldest of four structures marking the start of Italian banking in the city. In 1923 it housed the Columbus Branch of the Bank of Italy for two years. It is a registered San Francisco Landmark.
The building at 700 Montgomery Street was built for the Columbus Savings and Loan Society, a bank serving San Francisco's Italian community. From 1939 to 1953 the ground floor housed the Pisani Printing and Publishing Company, and the upper floor held the Italian consulate from 1948 to 1951, then the Indonesian consulate from 1954 to 1956.
The building sits on a highly visible corner with easy access from both streets. The ground level with its retail store is directly accessible from the street and straightforward to enter.
The building at 700 Montgomery Street is the oldest of four structures cited as marking the start of Italian banking in San Francisco, alongside the Bank of Italy building. It was built for the Columbus Savings and Loan Society, which mainly served the city's Italian community. From 1948 to 1951 the upper floor housed the Italian consulate, and from 1954 to 1956 the Indonesian consulate.
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