T W Patterson Building

Specialties

The T.W. Patterson Building represents a historic piece of downtown Fresno. The building offers commercial office space to business owners at affordable prices and with excellent service.

History

Established in 1923.

T. W Patterson was a developer in Fresno, CA at the dawning of the 20^th Century. The first building he built on the present location of the T.W. Patterson Building was constructed in 1904. One of his first tenants in his new 4 story Forsythe building at Tulare and J (now Fulton) was Emil Gottschalk who occupied 30,000 square feet on the first floor for his new department store.

In 1915 Gottschalk’s moved down the street on Fulton and in 1922 the Forsythe Building was destroyed by fire. At that point Patterson decided to build a new office building at the location and the T. W Patterson building, which bears his name, began its historic identity as the pillar of life in Downtown Fresno that remains intact today.

The T.W. Patterson Building was opened in 1923. Three years later, in 1926, it became the first building in the United States to have an air conditioning system installed by the pioneering Carrier Corporation.

Meet the Manager

Jessica R.

Manager

Jessica Roush is the T.W. Patterson Building’s Operations Manager. She facilitates tenant requests and is the primary contact for interested renters.