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

Kern County Land Company Building

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 12, 2012

1. Kern County Land Company Building Marker

Inscription. In 1894, four years after the formation of the Kern County Land Company, the firm built an office building that demonstrated its "Faith in the Future" of Bakersfield. The structure with outside walls of cream colored pressed brick, trimmed with gray sandstone and granite, was designed by architect Henry A. Schulze of San Francisco. By the 1950s the Kern County Land Company had outgrown the building and sold it in 1959.

Erected 1976 by Sponsored by: Tenneco West Inc. and Bakerfield Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 35° 22.592′ N, 119° 1.306′ W. Marker is in Bakersfield, California, in Kern County. It can be reached from 19th Street east of G Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1712 19th Street Bakersfield Ca, Bakersfield CA 93309, 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: Standard Oil Company Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hayden Building (about 300 feet away); Padre Hotel (about 400 feet away); United States Post Office (about 400 feet away); The Fox Theater

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(about 400 feet away); Hay Building (about 400 feet away); Crites Building (about 500 feet away); Southern Hotel (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bakersfield.

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 12, 2012

2. Kern County Land Company Building Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 12, 2012

3. Kern County Land Company Building Marker

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Photographed by Denise Boose, February 12, 2012

4. Kern County Land Company Building

Photographed by Denise Boose, March 4, 2012

5. Kern County Land Company Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,618 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 4. submitted on March 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 5. submitted on March 5, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.