Bakersfield California Building, bouwwerk in Californië, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
The Bakersfield Californian Building is a four-story office building in downtown Bakersfield built in 1926 for a local newspaper. It is constructed of reddish-brown brick, with an eastward-facing entrance flanked by two brick towers and seven granite steps leading to polished brass doors.
The building was designed in 1926 by architect Charles Biggar in Italian Renaissance Revival style for a renamed newspaper company. The underlying newspaper enterprise traces back to 1866, when a publication started in Havilah and later moved to Bakersfield as the county seat changed.
The building bears the name of the newspaper that has reported on local life since 1866. It stands as a symbol of how journalism shaped the community and helped connect people to their city's story.
The building sits in downtown and is easy to spot by its brick towers and east-facing entrance. Visitors should note that the interior may not always be open, so it is best appreciated from the street for its exterior architecture.
After a major 1952 earthquake, the building was restored with reinforced walls using a special concrete called gunite while keeping its original character. Though the quake caused widespread damage in the city, this structure survived unscathed thanks to these strengthening efforts.
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