Amanda Schacter (ed.) Santa Monica Landmarks Santa Monica Landmarks Commission, 1990.
15 City Hall
1685 Main Street
Built: 1938
Architects: Donald B. Parkinson; J.M. Estep
Designated 10 October 1979
"City Hall was built in 1938 under the Federal Emergency Administration of the Public Works Program. The building, designed by Donald B. Parkinson and J.M. Estep, is built of concrete in the Classical/ Moderne style, popular in the 1930's and 1940's.
"Donald Parkinson was a prominent Southern California architect who, with his father John Parkinson, designed many of Los Angeles' well-known buildings including the Bullocks Wilshire Department Store, numerous buildings on the University of Southern California campus, and with Albert C. Martin and John C. Austin, Los Angeles City Hall.
"Inside, colorful tile work decorates the main entrance. The lobby murals, depicting the history of Santa Monica, were designed by Stanton McDonald-Wright, and installed under the Works Progress Administration Federal Arts Project."