Administration Building, Atascadero Colony - Atascadero, CA
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N 35° 29.374 W 120° 40.048
10S E 711590 N 3929836
The former administration building of the Atascadero colony.
Waymark Code: WMG20W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2013
Views: 3
From Wikipedia: "Founded in 1913 by Edward Gardner Lewis and incorporated in 1979, the Atascadero Colony as it was known at the time was originally envisioned as a model community. Little evidence of Atascadero's original architecture and urban design remain, as historic buildings and homes have been torn down to make way for more modern developments and the Sunken Gardens bisected by U.S. Route 101. One of the few surviving examples of original urban design can be found, however, in the Rotunda Building located near the Junior High School on Palma Avenue in the Sunken Gardens public park. Designed by Walter D. Bliss of San Francisco, construction was completed in 1918 at a cost of $180,000. It was the headquarters for the Atascadero Colony, built of reinforced concrete and locally produced brick, it had also served as a private school for boys, a veteran's memorial building, and county offices."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atascadero,_California
Street address: 6500 Palma Ave Atascadero, CA USA
County / Borough / Parish: San Luis Obispo
Year listed: 1977
Historic (Areas of) Significance: community Planning and Development; Commerce; Exploration/Settlement; Politics/Government; Architecture; Social History
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Government office
Current function: Government office
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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