Old Scripps Building

	Old Scripps Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	San Diego Historic Landmark #119
	Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA (1910)
Location	8630 Discovery Way, La Jolla, California
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Area	.09 acre (4,000 square feet)
Built	1909
Architect	Perl Acton; Irving Gill
Architectural style	Other
NRHP Reference #	77000330
SDHL #	119
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1977
Designated NHL	May 20, 1982
Designated SDHL	May 6, 1977

The Old Scripps Building in La Jolla, California, built in 1909, is the oldest oceanographic research building in continuous use in the United States.^[2] It was the first building of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the nation's first oceanographic institute, founded in 1903. The institution is now part of the University of California, San Diego.

The building was designed by Irving Gill, an early Modernist architect. It is an early example of reinforced concrete construction techniques.^[2]

The Old Scripps Building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1982.^[2]^[5]

References

↑ UCSD Mailing Addresses
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The Old Scripps Building at UC San Diego.

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