Crites Building

Crites Building (HM29V9)

Location: Bakersfield, CA 93301 Kern County
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N 35° 22.558', W 119° 1.217'

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The Crites Building was designed by Bakersfield architect Benjamin McDougall (1865-1937) of McDougall Brothers of San Francisco and constructed as a two-story retail business by Charles J. Lindgren Company of San Francisco in 1900 for John Bartholome Berges (1865 - 1916). The first occupant was Redlick Brothers of San Francisco, a clothing company which conducted business here from 1901 to 1910. The second floor was occupied by the Savoy Hotel from 1912 to 1936. Louis V. Olcese (1863 - 1929), president of Ardizzi-Olcese Bank, bought the building in 1916, and Arthur S. Crites (1879 - 1957) acquired it in 1929. After the building was damaged by fire in 1936, local contractor Henry Eissler (1878 - 1966) converted the second floor to office space and placed the 'Arthur S. Crites' name on the second floor corner of the building.
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HM NumberHM29V9
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByKern County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, July 31st, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 316480 N 3916611
Decimal Degrees35.37596667, -119.02028333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 22.558', W 119° 1.217'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 22' 33.48" N, 119° 1' 13.02" W
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Area Code(s)805, 661, 310
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1601 19th St, Bakersfield CA 93301, US
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