Civic and Community Buildings
- Philomathean Clubhouse (1911). 1000 North Hunter Street in the Magnolia Historic Preservation District. Designed in a bungalow style by architect W.E. Wood and completed in February 1912, the Clubhouse features a wrap-around porch on the southern side of the building, as well as a large entry hall with a central staircase that leads to the second floor ballroom. The first floor has a 26x30 ft club room and two libraries (one on each wide of the main entry), and the 40x72 foot second floor ballroom features a 16x25 ft stage. The Philomathean, meaning "lovers of learning", was founded by a group of Stockton women who had been meeting as a history study club since 1893 and wanted their own facility. Today, the club is owned by the City of Stockton, and is available to the public for business meetings and workshop rentals only. It was added to the city register by resolution number 01-0150 on March 3, 2001.
- Children's Home of Stockton (1912), 430 North Pilgrim Street. Designed by architect Edgar B. Brown, who is also known for designing the Stockton Hotel (1910) and the Knox-Baxter-Sullivan Mansion (1910) at 205 East Magnolia Street. The building was added to the city register by resolution number 99-0312 on June 22, 1999.
- City Hall and Civic Court (1923-26). 425 N El Dorado St. Home to the Mayor, City Manager, City Council chambers, and city administrative offices, this Grecian-Iconic style stone and marble structure was completed in 1926. The building's lobby features a coffered ceiling and decorative bronze electroliers. The building was added to the city register by resolution number 39,656 on March 14, 1983.
- Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (1924-25), 525 North Center Street. The city of Stockton constructed the Civic Auditorium as a venue for large community events, prompted by plans to commemorate the Stockton men who had been killed in World War I. The city wanted to create a central plaza fringed by the auditorium, the city hall, and the library, and decided on a site near McLeod Lake. A bond election was held in October 1920 to raise funds for site purchase and construction. Designed by Glenn Allen and the firm of Wright & Satterlee, construction began in 1924, was completed in 1925, and dedicated on Veteran's Day. The finished structure featured exterior brick walls with cement plaster finish (imitating Indiana limestone), interior brick walls covered with reinforced concrete or metal lath and plaster, roof and balcony of reinforced concrete, floors of white maple over a concrete sub-floor, and a roof of "Armso" iron over felt. It contains a 45' x 96' stage, twelve dressing rooms, nine committee rooms, a press room, and two dressing rooms for the lecture room stage. The building can accommodate 5,000 people, and was added to the city register by resolution number 90-0198 on March 15, 1990. Allen and Young are also known for the Henry Apartments (1913), Goold and John's Tudor Flats (1924) at 938-944 North Sutter Street, First Church of Christ Scientist (1928), and the Jewish Community Center (1928).
- Federal Building (1933). 401 North San Joaquin Street, in the Magnolia Historic Preservation District. Constructed by Howard G. Bissell and Bliss & Fairweather, the building is #83001236 on the National Register of Historic Places, and was added in 1983. It was added to the city register by resolution number 85-0324 on May 28, 1985, and is currently home to the U.S. Post Office and several federal government agencies.
- Daguhoy Lodge #528, 203 East Hazelton Avenue. The most recent addition to the city register, the building was added by resolution number 03-0104 on March 4, 2003.
- Elks Building, 42 N. Sutter St. Constructed in the Chicago style (1900-24) by Salfield & Kohlberg, this five-story structure was built in 1908. It featured a huge stained glass dome skylight, which was originally intended for the San Francisco Elks Hall but diverted to Stockton after the 1906 earthquake. The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks met on the top floor until 1976, after which the dome water later removed and sold. The upper floors sustained fire damage in 1980, but the lobby still contains the original mosaic floor that has an Elks motif. The building is #80004606 on the National Register of Historic Places and was added on June 3, 1980.
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