Administration Building, Atascadero Colony

Also known as: Veterans' Memorial Building
6500 Palma Ave., Atascadero, California

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By Tom Hilton - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhilton/5539294705/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26708988

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Coordinates:
+35.48968, -120.66775
35°29'23" N, 120°40'04" W

Quadrangle map:
Atascadero

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Description

"ADMINISTRATION AND VETERAN'S MEMORIAL BUILDING - This building, dedicated in 1914 and completed in 1918, was the headquarters for the Atascadero Colony, a model community envisioned by Edward G. Lewis. Designed by Walter D. Bliss of San Francisco and 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. It is currently the seat of municipal government." - California Historic Landmark No.958

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977
Reference number: 77000336
Architectural style: Victorian: Renaissance; Italian Renaissance
Areas of significance: Community Planning and Development; Commerce; Exploration/Settlement; Politics/Government; Architecture; Social History
Level of significance: Local
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Government office
Current function: Government office
Period of significance: 1900-1924
Significant years: 1914; 1924

Update Log

August 11, 2022: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
March 28, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Added historical information
March 2, 2017: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources

Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
Richard Doody
National Register database - Reference number 77000336 (Search for documents)