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California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

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Summary

Significance: One of a symmetrical pair of monumental buildings designed in the Beaux Arts tradition to serve as an extension of the State Capitol and help prevent key State department functions from leaving Sacramento for San Francisco. In addition to the quality of its architectural design, its associated ornament exhibits a high degree of artistic value and craftsmanship worthy of honoring California's rich historical heritage.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N311

Survey number: HABS CA-2702

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office buildings sacramento calif california california state office capitol mall capitol mall sacramento sacramento county historic american buildings survey ultra high resolution high resolution neoclassicism beaux arts ornament library of congress sculpture
date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
place

Location

Sacramento (Calif.) ,  38.57765, -121.49516
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Source

Library of Congress
link

Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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