{"nrhp_refnum":"85000352","name":"Reedley National Bank","other_names":["Old Bank of America Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1100 G St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Reedley","county":"Fresno County","state":"CA","lat":36.59632766500005,"lon":-119.45047847899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial bank building with a full basement at 1100 G Street, Reedley, Fresno County, California, built in 1920 on a prominent corner site and clad in ornamental terra cotta.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for architecture and commerce. It is a well-preserved, heavily ornamented classical work by architect Ernest J. Kump Sr., many of whose buildings were demolished. It also housed Reedley National Bank and later the Bank of Italy/Bank of America, whose larger loans supported the town's shift from wheat to fruit growing.","narrative":"Built in 1920 at the corner of G and 11th Streets in Reedley, this two-story brick bank building is faced in ornamental terra cotta and designed in a classical manner. Three-quarter engaged fluted columns frame the entrance, which is topped by a wing-spread terra cotta eagle. Greek fret bands, medallions, cameos and a dentiled cornice decorate the facades. Inside, the original high ceiling with plaster ornament survives above a later dropped ceiling, and the basement retains its vault and a wooden money chute. Architect Ernest J. Kump Sr. designed the building for Reedley National Bank, which moved in during September 1920. The bank was taken over by the Bank of Italy in 1927, which became Bank of America in 1930. The building matters as a rare surviving example of Kump's ornamented commercial work and as a reminder of the bank that financed local orchards and packing houses during Reedley's growth as a fruit-producing center.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Ernest J. Kump, Architect; M.G. West Company of San Francisco/Interior Contractor","architectural_style":"Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior described as unaltered and well preserved; ground floor converted to optometrist offices in the 1960s-70s, with plans to rehabilitate it for retail use. Basement unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.797652-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/85000352.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000352/bdf8ee7158-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000352/bdf8ee7158-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0725-CA-ReedleyNationalBank.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0725-CA-ReedleyNationalBank.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858683","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133261484"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/fresno-county/reedley-national-bank-85000352/"}