- City:
- San Diego, CA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Designers:
- Louis Gill, Richard Requa, Sam W. Hammill, William Templeton Johnson
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Originally the San Diego Civic Center (now the County Administration Center), it was built on 19 acres of filled tidelands. Inscribed on the portal is the motto: ‘The Noblest Motive is the Public Good’. FDR dedicated the civic center on September 16, 1938. In his speech he noted, ‘American democracy will live as long as the people keep in their hearts the motto inscribed.’ (Branton 1991)
Source notes
Branton, Pamela. 1991. The Works Progress Administration in San Diego County, 1935-1943. M.A. Thesis. San Diego State University.
The Architect and Engineer. January 1936.
The Architect and Engineer. July 1939.
60th Anniversary document - https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/cob/docs/cacs/BridgingtheCenturies-1stEd.pdf
CAC Historic Site - https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/cob/cacs/art/gallery.html
More information on the County of San Diego's website at - https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/cob/cacs.html
Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on September 11, 2010.
Additional contributions by Holly Simonette.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|
| $1,431,527.00 | $3,029,277.00 |
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