Colombo Building
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- San Francisco, CA
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The Colombo Building, also known as the Drexler Building, rose in 1913 on the site of the original Bank of Italy, founded by A. P. Giannini in 1904 and destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. Philanthropist Elise Drexler commissioned the two-story building from architects Reid & Reid in the Classical Revival style, at a time when it was unusual for a woman to serve as a building's patron.
the building
Jackson Square site. The building stands at 1-21 Columbus Avenue within the Jackson Square Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
the style
Reid & Reid worked in the Classical Revival style for Drexler's commission, part of the wave of stately masonry facades built in the neighborhood during the post-1906 reconstruction.
More on Neoclassicalsignificance
The Colombo Building carries triple heritage status: a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 2002, a California Historical Landmark since 2008, and individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008, in addition to standing within the NRHP-listed Jackson Square Historic District.
nearby
- Fugazi Bank Building
- Transamerica Pyramid
- International Hotel
- Bank of Italy Building
- Sentinel Building
- Italian American Bank