House of Hospitality
Project type: Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Parks and recreation
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description
Originally built in 1915 as the Foreign Arts Building for the Panama-California Exposition, it was renovated and expanded in 1935, with WPA money for the California-Pacific International Exposition. Rose Hanks created an incised relief doorway depicting Junipero Serra for the fair.
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House of Hospitality, arcade
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"Junipero Serra"
Source notes
Amero, Richard. 'History of the House of Hospitality Building in Balboa Park.' From the San Diego Historical Society website, accessed at: http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bpbuildings/hospitality.htm on July 17, 2007. See also, Branton, Pamela. 1991. The Works Progress Administration in San Diego County, 1935-1943. M.A. Thesis. San Diego State University. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/89summer/early.htm
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