California BuildingSuspected

Dated: Dated 1911–15
Declared purpose: Main building of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition
Today: Survives, Museum of Us
Build time: About 4 years
Region: United States
Architect of record: Bertram Goodhue, architect: about 42 when credited (1911, born 1869). Build time on record: about 4 years.All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

One of the few permanent 1915 fair buildings; its Spanish Baroque front and tiled dome look centuries older than the fair.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Spanish Colonial Revival building with a tiled dome and a tower, built for the 1915 San Diego fair in Balboa Park.

Why researchers flag it
One of the few permanent 1915 fair buildings; its Spanish Baroque front and tiled dome look centuries older than the fair.
Built to stay
It was one of the few fair buildings meant to be permanent.
An old-world front
Its carved front reads like a Spanish cathedral.
Architect of record
Bertram Goodhue (born 1869) was about 42 when credited with the design in 1911. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.