San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation Building, Beaux-Arts high-rise building in downtown Fresno, California
The San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation Building is an 11-story, 52.8 m (173 ft) high-rise in downtown Fresno, California, completed in 1923. Its chief designer was Raymond R. Shaw of the R.F. Felchlin Company, and it is the fourth tallest building in the city. The facade is brick and terra cotta in the Beaux-Arts style.
Completed in 1923 for the San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation, the building was designed by Raymond R. Shaw of the R.F. Felchlin Company. The corporation later became part of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which absorbed the regional utility. It is the fourth tallest building in Fresno.
The building's name preserves the San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation, the Fresno utility that commissioned it in 1923 and was later absorbed into Pacific Gas and Electric. Its eleven floors made it one of the tallest structures in the city, and it remains the fourth tallest in Fresno today.
This building is easy to spot and situated in a prime downtown location where visitors can appreciate its architecture from the street. Parking is available on nearby streets surrounding the structure.
The structure received recognition through inclusion in a national register for historic buildings in 2006. This designation highlights its importance to Fresno's architectural and industrial heritage.
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