Earl Warren Building - San Francisco

by Connie Fox

Title

Earl Warren Building - San Francisco

Artist

Connie Fox

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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo

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Corner facade of the Earl Warren Building, which houses the Supreme Court of California in San Francisco. This government building, located at 350 McAllister, is part of the California State Office Complex in the Civic Center National Historic District, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A six-floor Classic Revival beaux-arts landmark, it was built in 1922 by Bliss & Faville.

Historically important as the scene of the founding of the United Nations, and the drafting and signing of post-World War II treaties with Japan.

Earl Warren (1891-1974), First Lieutenant United States Army, was a Republican attorney who practiced in nearby Oakland, and the only person elected governor of California three times. He was an immensely popular California governor when President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed him to the U.S. Supreme Court. He served from 1953 to 1969, becoming Chief Justice. He died in Washington, D.C. and is buried with his wife at Arlington National Cemetery. A simple cross is the only ornamentation on their headstone. A cross can also be seen in the small pediment window featured here between the two arched windows.

Copyright 2009 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved
Canon A630

Featured on the homepage of Weekly Fun For All Mediums, Beauty, and Premium FAA Artists, May 2014. Featured by USA Photographers, Just Perfect, and Compact Digital Cameras, February and March 2021; Vertical Images, May 2021; Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings, August 2023.
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December 7th, 2011

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