Located at the corner of Mariposa and J (Fulton) streets, Fresno. They were erected in 1889-1890 by John D. Fiske at a total cost of $100,000. The Victorian-style brick structure consisted of three stories with a basement and occupied a 50′ x 150′ footprint. When completed, its clock tower was the tallest point in Fresno and housed a six-foot Seth Thomas movement that cost $1200. Fiske’s owner was shot to death in 1891 by a man who claimed Fiske defrauded him, and S.N. Griffith subsequently acquired the building. In 1914 the Fiske Block was demolished and the Griffith-McKenzie building erected in its place.
