page_title: Buel–Town Building
hierarchical_section_title: Buel–Town Building
caption_attribution_description: English: Historic Building Survey plaque: "71 The Buel-Town Building, 1898. With its arched corner entrance, bay window, and corbelled brick cornice, this building reflects the originality of the architects Hebbard and Gill. Gill, the principle designer, had a preference for natural forms, over the highly ornate European styles common of his era. This is evident in this structure, which was one of his earliest works. After serving tenants such as the Western Metal Company and Buel-Town Chemicals, the building was converted for use as The Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurant in 1974."
context_page_description: The Buel–Town Building is an historic structure located at 278 5th Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, in the U.S. state of California. It was built in 1898.
  The Buel–Town Building was the first Gaslamp Quarter building to be rehabilitated, in 1973, kicking off the rejuvenation of this neighborhood near San Diego's downtown; from then it housed the Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant.
context_section_description: The Buel–Town Building is an historic structure located at 278 5th Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, in the U.S. state of California. It was built in 1898.
  The Buel–Town Building was the first Gaslamp Quarter building to be rehabilitated, in 1973, kicking off the rejuvenation of this neighborhood near San Diego's downtown; from then it housed the Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant.
caption: The building's exterior in 2014
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