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Twohy Building

Buildings and structures completed in 1917Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in CaliforniaDowntown San JoseNational Register of Historic Places in Santa Clara County, CaliforniaNeoclassical architecture in California
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Twohy Building as of 2012
Twohy Building as of 2012

The Twohy Building is a historic building in San Jose, California, located on the Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose. It was built in 1917 for Judge John W. Twohy, the founder of the Twohy Brothers Construction Company. The company focused on "design and heavy/civil construction of railroads, bridges, tunnels, and public wprks projects, as well as manufacturing railroad cars, World War I "Victory" ships, and ownership of railroads. In 1906, the Twohy family relocated to San Jose to construct the nearby Bayshore Cut-Off for Southern Pacific and supervise repairs to railroad bridges damaged by the San Francisco earthquake" For example, it built part of the Southern Pacific Railway.The building was designed by architect William Binder in the Classical Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 6, 2003. It was built as a commercial building, with professional offices above a large ground floor drug store."Construction of the Twohy Building helped establish South 1st as the center of the business community in San Jose."

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Twohy Building
Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose

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Alfred E. Alquist Building

Paseo de San Antonio
95113 San Jose
California, United States
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Twohy Building as of 2012
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