Bakersfield Californian Building

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Coordinates: 35°22′30″N 119°1′10″W / 35.37500°N 119.01944°W / 35.37500; -119.01944
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The Historic Bakersfield Californian Building
Street (east) facade of main building.
Bakersfield Californian Building is located in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield Californian Building is located in California
Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield Californian Building is located in the United States
Bakersfield Californian Building
Location1707 Eye St., Bakersfield, California
Coordinates35°22′30″N 119°1′10″W / 35.37500°N 119.01944°W / 35.37500; -119.01944
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1926
Built byHenry Eissler
ArchitectCharles H. Biggar
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.83001183[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983

The Bakersfield Californian Building, also known as the Bakersfield Californian Building, is a historic

office building in Bakersfield, California. The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on March 10, 1983. It was built for the newspaper The Bakersfield Californian
.

Structure

The Bakersfield Californian Building consists of two structures, both faced with reddish-brown bricks and with a primary facade facing east. Originally, the four-story main building was rectangular in shape, but over time additions made it L-shaped. A detached, 900 square feet (84 m2) rectangular structure, designed as a women's rest facility, is located at the northeast corner of the larger one. The

terra cotta roof. Above the third-story windows on the eastern facade, and between the towers, is a course of small blind brick arches.[2]

The second, smaller structure has similar features to the main building, and was specifically designed to accommodate women visiting downtown Bakersfield.

public restrooms, and it was not appropriate to enter local buildings to use facilities.[3]

Significance

As a newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian is a descendant of Kern County's first newspaper, the Havilah Courier (1866). Havilah was the first county seat before local government was moved to Bakersfield. Built in 1926, the building itself is considered an architectural landmark and a reminder of the golden years of the newspaper. The publisher at the time, Alfred Harrell, was an esteemed member of the community and from his tenure starting in 1897 to his death in 1946, built the newspaper's reputation as an institution committed to civic responsibility.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Chris Brewer, Historic Resources Inventory, State of California -- The Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation, April 9, 1984; copy accessed from City of Bakersfield Cultural Resources Survey Downtown Area, located in the Local History room of the Beale Memorial Library, Bakersfield, California.
  3. The Post
    , October 21, 1998, Accessed January 2, 2011.
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