Bakersfield in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

United States Post Office

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2018

1. United States Post Office Marker

Inscription. In 1924, Bakersfield was the twenty-first city in California to receive a Federal Post Office Building. Built at a cost of $130,000, the Mission architecture style building, constructed of masonry and concrete and reinforced with steel, was the official federal government center for many years in Kern County. While architectural credit is often given to Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore (1863-1940), this building was designed by an unknown architect in the Office of the Supervising Architect, an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939.

Erected 2015 by Kern County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 35° 22.533′ N, 119° 1.32′ W. Marker is in Bakersfield, California, in Kern County. It is on 18th St., on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1730 18th St, Bakersfield CA 93301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Padre Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Kern County Land Company Building (about 400 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Standard Oil Company Building (about 400 feet away); Hayden Building (about 500 feet away); Crites Building (about 500 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); Alphonse Weill Residence (about 600 feet away); Hay Building (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bakersfield.

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2018

2. United States Post Office Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2018

3. United States Post Office Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2018

4. United States Post Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 18, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.