Historical Marker · No. 958
Atascadero Administration Building
Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County · California
Erected by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Atascadero Historical Society, 1984
The bronze was cast in 1984 and says the building is currently the seat of municipal government. That stopped being true in December 2003, when the San Simeon earthquake red-tagged it and the city ran itself from a converted bowling alley for ten years. E. G. Lewis raised it between 1914 and 1918 as the centre of a colony he sold through his own magazines, in reinforced concrete and brick from local clay. It reopened in August 2013 and the sentence came true again.
What the plaque says
Atascadero Administration 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 has 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 Registered Historical Landmark No. 958 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Atascadero Historical Society, March 4, 1984.
Where it stands
35.48955, -120.66722 · Directions
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