Name/Title
Souvenir program Dedication City Hall, February 13, 1896Entry/Object ID
1981.228.19Description
Acc. No. 81.228.19
Subject Category: City Hall
Date or period: 1896
Object: Souvenir program
Description:
It is a four page program with illustrated cover in red, of the Alameda City Hall. The booklet is in the shape of the cut out outline of the City Hall with its original tower.
Size: 63" X 6" tall.
History of Object: Souvenir program dedication Alameda new city hall, February 13, 1896. The interior of the program has statistics on the city and a list of the city government officials. It has a program listing the dedication ceremony schedule and participants. At the end is a compiled list of contractors and sub-contractors, architects, et cetera and the cost of their services.
Acquired from: Dan Harrison
Date:Interpretative Labels
Label
4/6/2020 MvL: current label for the one on display:
OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND GAS SHADES USED IN THE ALAMEDA CITY HALL.
The City Hall, designed in the Richardson "Romanesque" style by the San Francisco architectural firm of Percy & Hamilton, cost $56,884 to construct. The corner stone was laid May 16, 1895 and construction completed in 1896.
Donor:
City of Alameda
