Federal Land Bank - Berkeley, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 52.171 W 122° 16.234
10S E 564155 N 4191588
This former bank building is now the city hall.
Waymark Code: WMZ9H5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2018
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"CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK
designated in 1985
FEDERAL LAND BANK
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1938
ELS Architects, 1999
The Farm Credit Administration built this structure to house federal agricultural banking and financial agencies, including one of the 12 Federal Land Banks that assisted Depression-era farmers. Features of the Moderne-style building include a gateway and an entrance court at the west elevation and distinctive zigzag stair towers. Inside and out, the structure reflects the era’s focus on creating public buildings that were useful, attractive, and affordable. The modest lobby is notable for its Art Deco detailing.
The building’s major entrance faced west in anticipation of the creation of a civic center park. In 1940 Berkeley voters passed a bond issue for development of the present park. In 1976 the building was purchased by the City of Berkeley to house municipal offices. Renamed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Building in 1983, it was seismically retrofitted in 1999. In keeping with architect Plachek’s original plans, a partial sixth floor was added.
Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
2000."
Address:
2180 Milvia Street
Year: 1938
Current Use of Building: City Hall
Website: Not listed
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