Browse Items (104 total)

Clockwise from upper left: Gateway to Eggers Vineyard ; Residence of Eggers Vineyard ; Gateway to Las Palmas Vineyard ; Residence of Las Palmas Vineyard. The Eggers Vineyard, situated on 800 acres, four miles northeast of Fresno, was owned and…

Located at the corner of I (later, Broadway) and Merced streets, built in 1889. Constructed in brick, Victorian style, with three stories and a corner tower. Later known as the California Hotel and was eventually remodeled to become a part of the…

Depicts a lane of poplar trees within the vineyard. One of the earliest agricultural enterprises in Fresno County, founded in 1872 by Francis T. and Gustavus A. Eisen, immigrant brothers from Sweden. The vineyard consisted of 640 acres planted in…

K Street School, located SE corner of K and Santa Clara streets, constructed in 1889 of brick. R.L. Young was the architect. Total cost was $20,000, containing 12 rooms, of which eight were classrooms. Featured two octagonal central halls, with hall…

Located on the NE corner of Tulare and J (later, Fulton) streets. Built in 1889 to house the bank, which had been formed in the previous year. The building featured Renaissance Revival details and cost $70,000 to erect. The bank was purchased by the…

Located at the NW corner of Tulare and I (later, Broadway) streets, built in Renaissance Revival style of three stories brick building. Constructed in 1887 by James M. Seadler, an architect from San Francisco.

Located at the SE corner of Mariposa and I (later, Broadway) streets. Constructed in 1889 in Gothic-Romanesque style to house the bank, which was founded in 1882. Construction materials were pressed brick with stone trimmings. Bank later merged with…

Vignetted views of five Fresno residences, all constructed in 19th century in Victorian-Folk style. Top to bottom: Robert Barton Residence, located northeast of Fresno ; W.H. McKenzie Residence, located at K and Calaveras streets ; Henry Gundelfinger…

Located at NE corner of Mariposa and I (Broadway) streets. Constructed in 1889 in Gothic-Romanesque style, to house the Fresno County Bank created in 1881. In 1885, the bank changed its name to the First National Bank. Building was constructed by…

Located in block bounded by K (later, Van Ness), Fresno, M and Tulare streets. Constructed in 1874-1875 by California Bridge and Building Co. of Oakland for $56,370. Original building dimensions were 60 x 97 feet, and were substantially increased in…