Old Scripps Building
A National Historic Landmark
Date of Designation: May 20, 1982
National Register Number: 77000330
Location:
8602 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California
Geographic Coordinates: 32.8650N 117.2541W
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE (as of designation - May 20, 1982):
The oldest building in continuous use by a major oceanographic
research institution in the country, this is the first permanent
structure of the Scripps Institution, an early marine biological
station that became the nation's first oceanographic institute in
1925. Designed by a noted California architect, it is an early example
of reinforced concrete construction.
Links: Scripps web site and Wikipedia
Thursday August 21, 2008
The Old Scripps Building is in the center. The image is from Google Earth.
The Old Scripps Building is in the center. The image is from Google Earth.