Architectural Styles in the American West: Classical Revival or Neoclassical

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Classical Revival (1895-1950)

Bank of California in San Francisco
Built 1906
Photographed 26 May 2003

Savings Union Bank (Emporio Armani)
Union Trust Bank (Wells Fargo Bank)
Both built in 1910 in San Francisco
Photographed 14 June 2008

Metropolitan Life Building in San Francisco
Built 1909-1953
Photographed 4 January 2004

Bank of Eureka Building
Built 1911
Photographed 7 July 2007
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The Classical Revival style, also known as Neoclassicism, is based on classical Greek and Roman orders. Classical Revival buildings share many characteristics with the earlier Greek Revival style popular in the first half of the 19th century.

The style is characterized by symmetrical buildings of grand proportions usually built in smooth or polished stone. Classical Revival façades are usually dominated by a full height porch with Ionic or Corinthian columns.

Distinctive features are:

Ionic portico
attic story
unenriched entablature
parapet
pilasters
smooth ashlar finish

Name	Year	Address	City	Sort Address	Sort Name
Alameda High School	1926	2200 Central Avenue	Alameda	Central 2200	Alameda High School
Alamo Ranchhouse	1887	20205 South Virginia Street	Steamboat, NV	Virginia S 20205	Alamo Ranchhouse
Alford Drug Store	1877	409 Main Street	Ferndale	Main 0409	Alford Drug Store
Alpine County Courthouse	1928	14777 State Route 89	Markleeville	SR 89-30	Alpine County Courthouse
Arena Cove Coast Guard Captain's House	1902	Port Road	Point Arena	Port	Arena Cove Coast Guard Captain's House
Asian Art Museum	1916	200 Larkin Street	San Francisco	Larkin 0200	Asian Art Museum
Atkins House	1866	1055 Green Street	San Francisco	Green 1055	Atkins House
Bank of California	1906	400 California Street	San Francisco	California 0400	Bank of California
Bank of Eureka	1911	240 E Street	Eureka	Street E	Bank of Eureka
Bank of Loleta	1910	358 Main Street	Loleta	Main 0358	Bank of Loleta
Bank of Los Banos	1924	836-848 6th Street	Los Banos	Street 06 0836	Bank of Los Banos
Bank of Napa	1923	903 Main Street	Napa	Main 0903	Bank of Napa
Bank of Tracy	1920	801 Central Avenue	Tracy	Central 0801	Bank of Tracy
Batto Building	1912	457 First Street West	Sonoma	0 Street 01 W 0457	Batto Building
Bybee House	1861	883 Old Stage Road	Jacksonville, OR	Old Stage 0883	Bybee House
California Hall	1905	Sather Road and Campanile Way	UC Berkeley	Sather	California Hall
California Memorial Stadium	1923	Stadium Rim Way and Canyon Road	UC Berkeley	Stadium	California Memorial Stadium
California State Capitol Complex	1860	Capitol Mall	Sacramento	Capitol Mall	California State Capitol Complex
Carnegie Library: Bayliss	1917	7830 County Road 39	Bayliss	Highway 039	Carnegie Library: Bayliss
Carnegie Library: Beaver (Utah)	1917	50 West Center Street	Beaver UT	Center W 0050	Carnegie Library: Beaver (Utah)
Carnegie Library: Colusa	1906	260 Sixth Street	Colusa	Street 06 0260	Carnegie Library: Colusa
Carnegie Library: Coos Bay, Oregon	1914	515 Market Street	Coos Bay, Oregon	Market 0515	Carnegie Library: Coos Bay, Oregon
Carnegie Library: Eureka	1902	636 F Street	Eureka	Street F 636	Carnegie Library: Eureka
Carnegie Library: Ferndale	1910	807 Main Street	Ferndale	Main 0807	Carnegie Library: Ferndale
Carnegie Library: Garfield Park	1915	705 Woodrow Avenue	Santa Cruz	Woodrow 0705	Carnegie Library: Garfield Park
Carnegie Library: Gilroy	1909	195 Fifth Street	Gilroy	Street 05 0195	Carnegie Library: Gilroy
Carnegie Library: Golden Gate Valley	1918	1801 Green Street	San Francisco	Green 1901	Carnegie Library: Golden Gate Valley
Carnegie Library: Grass Valley	1905	207 Mill Street	Grass Valley	Mill 0207	Carnegie Library: Grass Valley
Carnegie Library: Gridley	1916	519 Kentucky Street	Gridley	Kentucky 0519	Carnegie Library: Gridley
Carnegie Library: Healdsburg	1911	221 Matheson Street	Healdsburg	Matheson 0221	Carnegie Library: Healdsburg
Carnegie Library: Lincoln	1909	590 Fifth Street	Lincoln	Street 05 0590	Carnegie Library: Lincoln
Carnegie Library: Livermore	1911	2155 3rd Street	Livermore	Street 03 2155	Carnegie Library: Livermore
Carnegie Library: Lompoc	1911	200 South H Street	Lompoc	Street H S 0200	Carnegie Library: Lompoc
Carnegie Library: Medford	1911	413 West Main Street	Medford, OR	Main W 0413	Carnegie Library: Medford
Carnegie Library: Noe Valley	1916	451 Jersey Street	San Francisco	Jersey 0251	Carnegie Library: Noe Valley
Carnegie Library: Oakland Melrose Branch	1916	4805 Foothill Boulevard	Oakland	Foothill 4805	Carnegie Library: Oakland Melrose Branch
Carnegie Library: Orland	1920	333 Mill Street	Orland	Mill 0333	Carnegie Library: Orland
Carnegie Library: Oroville	1912	1675 Montgomery Street	Oroville	Montgomery 1675	Carnegie Library: Oroville
Carnegie Library: Patterson	1921	355 West Las Palmas Avenue	Patterson	Las Palmas W 0355	Carnegie Library: Patterson
Carnegie Library: Petaluma	1906	20 4th Street	Petaluma	Street 04 0020	Carnegie Library: Petaluma
Carnegie Library: Roseville	1912	557 North Lincoln Street	Roseville	Lincoln N 0557	Carnegie Library: Roseville
Carnegie Library: San Francisco Richmond Branch	1914	351 9th Avenue	San Francisco	Avenue 09 0351	Carnegie Library: San Francisco Richmond Branch
Carnegie Library: San Francisco Sunset Branch	1918	1305 18th Avenue	San Francisco	Avenue 18 1305	Carnegie Library: San Francisco Sunset Branch
Carnegie Library: Turlock	1916	250 North Broadway	Turlock	Broadway N 0250	Carnegie Library: Turlock
Carnegie Library: Willits	1915	85 East Commercial Street	Willits	Commercial E 0085	Carnegie Library: Willits
Carnegie Library: Yreka	1915	412 West Miner Street	Yreka	Miner W 0412	Carnegie Library: Yreka
Carson City Public Buildings	1921	100 North Carson Street	Carson City NV	Carson N 0100	Carson City Public Buildings
Cliff House	1909	1090 Point Lobos Avenue	San Francisco	Point Lobos 1090	Cliff House
College Women's Club	1928	2680 Bancroft Way	Berkeley	Bancroft 2680	College Women's Club
Colver House	1855	150 Main Street	Phoenix, OR	Main 0150	Colver House
Doe Library	1911	South Hall Drive and Campanile Way	UC Berkeley	South Hall	Doe Library
Douglas County Courthouse	1915	1616 Eighth Street	Minden, NV	Street 08 1616	Douglas County Courthouse
Douglas County High School	1915	1477 Highway 395	Gardnerville, NV	Highway 395 1477	Douglas County High School
Duhring Building	1892	498 First Street East	Sonoma	0 Street 01 E 0496	Duhring Building
Durant Hall	1911	Sather Road and Campanile Way	UC Berkeley	Sather	Durant Hall
Einstein House	1894	584 Page Street	San Francisco	Page 0584	Einstein House
Enders Building	1910	250-300 East Main Street	Ashland	Main E 0250	Enders Building
Engine Company No. 33	1896	117 Broad Street	San Francisco	Broad 0117	Engine Company No. 33
Farmers Bank of Carson Valley	1918	1597 Esmeralda Avenue	Minden, NV	Esmeralda 1597	Farmers Bank of Carson Valley
Federal Reserve Bank	1924	400 Sansome Street	San Francisco	Sansome 0400	Federal Reserve Bank
First Church of Christ, Scientist	1939	501 Riverside Drive	Reno	Riverside 0501	First Church of Christ, Scientist
First National Bank	1917	1026 1st Street	Napa	0 Street 01 1026	First National Bank
First Presbyterian Church	1904	2001 Santa Clara Avenue	Alameda	Santa Clara 2001	First Presbyterian Church
Fugazi Bank Building	1909	4 Columbus Avenue	San Francisco	Columbus 0004	Fugazi Bank Building
Geary Theatre	1910	415 Geary Street	San Francisco	Geary 0415	Geary Theatre
George A. Bos Apartments	1913	1050 Green Street	San Francisco	Green 1050	George A. Bos Apartments
Gibson House	1850	512 Gibson Road	Woodland	Gibson 0512	Gibson House
Groveland Hotel	1850	18767 Main Street	Groveland	Main 18767	Groveland Hotel
Hale Brothers Department Store	1912	901 Market Street	San Francisco	Market 0901	Hale Brothers Department Store
Hanford IOOF Building	1905	108 East 8th Street	Hanford	Street 08 0108	Hanford IOOF Building
Health Sciences Library	1912	2395 Sacramento Street	San Francisco	Sacramento 2395	Health Sciences Library
Hearst Mining Building	1907	Hearst Mining Circle	UC Berkeley	Hearst	Hearst Mining Building
Hinds House	1888	529 Chestnut Street	Santa Cruz	Chestnut 0529	Hinds House
Humboldt County Courthouse	1920	West 5th and South Bridge Streets	Winnemucca NV	Street 05 W	Humboldt County Courthouse
Inyo County Courthouse	1921	168 North Edwards Street	Independence	Edwards N	Inyo County Courthouse
Jessie Street Substation	1881	220 Jessie Street	San Francisco	Jessie 0220	Jessie Street Substation
Kings County Courthouse	1896	114 West 8th Street	Hanford	Street 08 W 0114	Kings County Courthouse
Kraft Free Library	1909	909 Jefferson Street	Red Bluff	Jefferson 0909	Kraft Free Library
LeConte Hall	1923	South Drive and Oppenheimer Way	UC Berkeley	South	LeConte Hall
Marshfield City Hall	1923	375 West Central Avenue	Coos Bay, Oregon	Central W 0375	Marshfield City Hall
Masonic Temple	1898	400 Front Street	Wheatland	Front 0400	Masonic Temple
McDonald Building	1904	108 F Street	Eureka	Street F 108	McDonald Building
Merchants National Bank	1921	1015 7th Street	Sacramento	Street 07 1015	Merchants National Bank
Metropole Hotel	1903	217 D Street	Eureka	Street D 0217	Metropole Hotel
Metropolitan Life Building	1909	600 Stockton Street	San Francisco	Stockton 0600	Metropolitan Life Building
Minden Inn	1916	1594 Esmeralda Avenue	Minden, NV	Esmeralda 1594	Minden Inn
Modoc County Courthouse	1914	205 South East Street	Alturas	South East 0205	Modoc County Courthouse
Monterey County Jail	1930	142 West Alisal Street	Salinas	West Alisal 0142	Monterey County Jail
Needs-Williams Building	1904	404 3rd Street	Eureka	Street 03 0404	Needs-Williams Building
Nimitz House	1900	1 Whiting Way	Yerba Buena Island	Whiting 0001	Nimitz House
Oakland Post Office and Federal Building	1931	201 13th Street	Oakland	Street 13 0201	Oakland Post Office and Federal Building
Odd Fellows Lodge	1914	117 4th Street	Gonzales	0000 Street 04 0117	Odd Fellows Lodge
Old Bank of America Building	1925	710 Main Street	Red Bluff	Main 0710	Old Bank of America Building
Packard Library	1905	301 4th Street	Marysville	Street 04 0301	Packard Library
Palace of Fine Arts	1915	3301 Lyon Street	San Francisco	Lyon 3301	Palace of Fine Arts
Park Place Methodist Episcopal Church South	1910	508 Olive Street	San Diego	Olive 0508	Park Place Methodist Episcopal Church South
Paso Robles Carnegie Library	1908	City Park	Paso Robles	City Park	Paso Robles Carnegie Library
Pershing County Courthouse	1921	400 Main Street	Lovelock	Main 0400	Pershing County Courthouse
Petit Trianon	1892	De Anza College Campus	Cupertino	De Anza	Petit Trianon
PG&E Substation J	1914	565 Commercial Street	San Francisco	Commercial 0565	PG&E Substation J
Port Costa School	1912	Plaza El Hambre	Port Costa	Plaza El Hambre	Port Costa School
Residence	1885	2698 Pacific Avenue	San Francisco	Pacific 2698	Residence
Residence	1904	2214 Clay Street	San Francisco	Clay 2214	Residence
Rogue River Bridge	1932	Highway 101	Gold Beach, OR	Highway 101	Rogue River Bridge
Rothschild Building	1924	465 10th Street	San Francisco	Street 10 0465	Rothschild Building
Ruhstaller Building	1899	900 J Street	Sacramento	Street J 0900	Ruhstaller Building
Sacramento Bank Building	1914	3418 Broadway	Sacramento	Broadway 3418	Sacramento Bank Building
Saint Anthony's Church	1869	700 Block of North Street	Pescadero	North 0700	Saint Anthony's Church
San Francisco City Hall	1916	400 Van Ness Avenue	San Francisco	Van Ness 0400	San Francisco City Hall
Shannon-Williamson Ranch	1896	Williamson Ranch Drive	Antioch	Williamson Ranch	Shannon-Williamson Ranch
Sonoma Carnegie Library	1913	453 1st Street East	Sonoma	0 Street 01 East 0453	Sonoma Carnegie Library
Sonoma Grammar School	1915	276 East Napa Street	Sonoma	Napa E 0276	Sonoma Grammar School
Southern Pacific Company Hospital	1908	1400 Fell Street	San Francisco	Fell 1400	Southern Pacific Company Hospital
Stansbury House	1882	307 West 5th Street	Chico	Street 05 W 0307	Stansbury House
Tanforan Cottage	1853	214 and 220 Dolores Street	San Francisco	Dolores 0214	Tanforan Cottage
Tonopah Main Post Office	1941	201 Main Street	Tonopah	Main	Tonopah Main Post Office
Union Trust Bank	1910	744 Market Street	San Francisco	Market 0744	Union Trust Bank
Washoe County Courthouse	1909	117 South Virginia Street	Reno, NV	Virginia S 0117	Washoe County Courthouse
Wheeler Hall	1917	Sather Road and Campanile Way	UC Berkeley	Sather	Wheeler Hall
Winters City Hall	1916	318 First Street	Winters	Street 01 0318	Winters City Hall
Woman's Club of Lodi	1923	325 West Pine Street	Lodi	Pine W 0325	Woman's Club of Lodi
Yerington Main Post Office	1939	28 North Main Street	Yerington, NV	Main N 0028	Yerington Main Post Office
Union Iron Works Powerhouse	1917	1305 Marina Village Parkway	Alameda	Marina Village 1305	Union Iron Works Powerhouse
Union Lumber Company Store	1912	305 North Main Street	Fort Bragg	Main N 0305	Union Lumber Company Store
One Sansome	1910	1 Sansome Street	San Francisco	Sansome 0001	One Sansome
The Embarcadero Pier 29	1918	The Embarcadero at Chestnut Street	San Francisco	Embarcadero	The Embarcadero Pier 29
Spreckels Temple of Music	1899	Golden Gate Park	San Francisco	Golden Gaye Park	Spreckels Temple of Music
Pacific Stock Exchange	1915	301 Pine Street	San Francisco	Pine 0301	Pacific Stock Exchange
First Congregational Church	1915	432 Mason Street	San Francisco	Mason 0432	First Congregational Church
Steinhart Aquarium	1923	Golden Gate Park	San Francisco	Golden Gate Park	Steinhart Aquarium
Spooner House	1899	2800 Pacific Avenue	San Francisco	Pacific 2800	Spooner House

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