UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES SENATORS. HIRAM W. JOHNSON (Rep.), 587 Green street, SAMUEL M. SHORTRIDGE (Rep.), Elena avenue, REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. CLARENCE F. LEA (Dem., Rep.), 719 North HARRY L. ENGLEBRIGHT (Rep.), Nevada City __ First District _____ Second District --5 C. F. CURRY (Rep., Dem.), 2326 Third avenue, Sacramento___ Third District FLORENCE P. KAHN (Rep.), 2712 Webster street, San Francisco Fourth District 1 RICHARD J. WELCH (Rep., Dem.), 978 Guerrero HENRY E. BARBOUR (Rep., Dem.), 936 T street, Fresno... Seventh District ARTHUR MONROE FREE (Rep.), 66 S. Fourteenth Eighth District Glendale. ___ Ninth District 1 W. E. EVANS (Rep), 625 Cumberland road, JOE CRAIL (Rep., Dem., Proh.), 634 S. St. PHIL D. SWING (Rep., Dem.), 840 Main street, Eleventh District THE CAPITOL BUILDING. The Capitol is situated in latitude 38° 34′ 37′′ north and 121° 29′ 34′′ west from Greenwich. It fronts west and is 30 feet above sea level. HISTORY. The plans, which were drawn by F. M. Butler, were selected by a commission May 19, 1860, from seven competitive plans submitted. Work on the foundation was commenced on September 24, 1860. The cornerstone was laid with Masonic ceremonies May 15, 1861. It was first occupied by the Governor and state officers November 26, 1869, and by the legislature on December 6, 1869. The cost of construction was $2,600,000. During 1906-08, the building was remodeled at a cost of $377,925. The statue of Columbus before Queen Isabella, in the rotunda, was presented to the State in 1883 by D. O. Mills. It is the work of Larkin Goldsmith Mead, an American sculptor. The mural paintings in the rotunda are the work of Arthur F. Mathews, a California artist. They depict historical epoch periods of the state which are explained by printed panels near each section. The work was provided for by the 1913 legislature. |