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December 22, 1977. The California Quadrangle, California Building, and California Tower are historic structures located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. They were built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and served as the grand entry to the event. [3] The buildings and courtyard were designed by architect Bertram Goodhue.
The main museum is housed in the California Building with its landmark tower. The tower, which had been closed to the public for nearly 80 years, reopened in time for the 2015 centennial of the Panama–California Exposition. [4] The tower contains a carillon and quarterly-hour chimes which can be heard all over Balboa Park.
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California. [3][4] Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. The park hosts various museums, theaters, restaurants, and the San Diego Zoo. It is managed and maintained by the Parks and ...
The George W. Marston House is located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The home spans 8,500 square feet (790 m 2) and is surrounded by five acres of lawns and gardens. Completed in 1905, the house is considered a prime example of architecture from the Arts and Crafts Movement. Home to George White Marston (1850–1946) and his wife ...
The House of Pacific Relations International Cottages is a complex of cottages in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition, they currently house 34 groups that "promote multicultural goodwill and understanding through educational and cultural programs". [1]
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (April 28, 1869 – April 23, 1924) was an American architect celebrated for his work in Gothic Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival design. He also designed notable typefaces, including Cheltenham and Merrymount for the Merrymount Press. Later in life, Goodhue freed his architectural style with works like El Fureidis ...
December 22, 1977. The El Prado Complex is a historic district in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The 13-acre (5.3 ha) complex includes 13 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. Most of the structures were built for San Diego's Panama–California Exposition of 1915–16 and were refurbished and re-used for the California ...
The California Building, located in San Diego, California, is a prominent building and tower in Balboa Park constructed for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition. Part of the California Quadrangle, it was designed by Bertram G. Goodhue in the Spanish-Colonial architectural style. The building is currently used for housing the San Diego Museum ...