Architecture of California

16 September 2009
1874 – State Capitol, Sacramento, California

1874 – State Capitol, Sacramento, California

Architect: Reuben Clark & M.F. Butler Groundbreaking for the Capitol occurred December 4, 1860, but it took nearly 14 years and several administrations to complete the effort. Late in the year 1869 the...

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17 September 2009
1878 – Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, California

1878 – Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, California

Architects: Lord & Burham The Conservatory of Flowers is an elaborate Victorian greenhouse with a central dome rising nearly 60 feet high and arch-shaped wings extending from it for an overall length of...

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06 July 2011
1889 – All Saints Church, Pasadena, California

1889 – All Saints Church, Pasadena, California

Architect: Ernest A. Coxhead Built in 1889, as the congregation grew, providing additional space became a priority. In 1923, the vestry and Rector, the Rev. Leslie Learned, commissioned the firm of Johnson, Kaufman...

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05 July 2011
1907 – Hamburger Department Store, Los Angeles, California

1907 – Hamburger Department Store, Los Angeles, California

Architect: Alfred Rosenheim Six-story, steel-frame Beaux Arts department store designed by Alfred F. Rosenheim, built in 1907.

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17 September 2009
1910 – San Francisco Cathedral, California

1910 – San Francisco Cathedral, California

Architect: Cecil G. Hare

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05 July 2011
1910- Second Church of Christ Scientist, Los Angeles, California

1910- Second Church of Christ Scientist, Los Angeles, California

Architect: Alfred Rosenheim The Classical Revival building was designed by Alfred H. Rosenheim and opened 1910 in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. As illustrated it has a flatter dome than constructed....

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17 September 2009
1915 – City Hall, San Francisco, California

1915 – City Hall, San Francisco, California

Architects: Bakewell & Brown Built of gray California granite with blue and gold burnished ironwork, San Francisco City Hall was designed in a French Renaissance style. In plan it measures 408 by 285...

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17 September 2009
1915 – Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California

1915 – Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California

Architects: Bernard Maybeck On land originally belonging to the Presidio, the Palace of Fine Arts was built in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Today the site, which belongs to the City of...

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16 September 2009
1927 – Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California

1927 – Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California

Architect: Meyer & Holler Built in 1927 by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman, the Chinese was intended to be the world’s greatest theatre. From 1973 through 2001, the theater was known as...

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