Architecture Pleasanton, California

distinctive traffic lights of hacienda business park

because of preservation of pleasanton s historic downtown area, many examples of architectural styles dating mid-19th century exist. buildings in gothic revival, pioneer, italianate, commercial italianate, colonial revival, , queen anne styles can found within walking distance of each other.

one of icons of downtown pleasanton kolln hardware building, located @ 600 main street. designed in commercial italianate style, prominent five-sided corner tower , few other features indicative of colonial revival style. structure mixes in little bit of queen anne design in tower , gable. building built in 1890 , has housed hardware store, first lewis brothers, cruikshank , kolln. hardware store has been known kolln hardware since 1933. in 2004, kolln hardware business shut doors. bud cornett, pleasanton developer, purchased landmark , has invested in renovation , earthquake retrofit. after more 100 years of serving community hardware store, space occupied comerica bank.

hacienda del pozo de verona exterior

la hacienda del pozo de verona (the house of wellhead of verona), located in southwest pleasanton, area landmark until destroyed in fire in 1969. house built architect a.c. schweinfurth william randolph hearst in 1898. phoebe apperson hearst had hacienda remodeled , expanded architect julia morgan use primary residence after husband died. estate built upon 453-acre (1.83 km) rancheria obtained in 1886 george hearst, intended use location race horse farm. name inspired circular, carved marble wellhead purchased phoebe , william in verona, italy , installed in middle of courtyard. hacienda female-owned estate mentioned in porter garnett s stately homes of california. architecture of hacienda has been called california mission style various sources. original architect used term provincial spanish renaissance , while garnett wrote more accurately called hispano-moresque . moorish influence found throughout estate, such in guardhouses stood on either side of courtyard entrance. hacienda topped imported red spanish tiles , had undecorated walls of white stucco. after phoebe s death in 1919, william had wellhead , other furniture , objects moved hearst castle @ san simeon , sold estate.