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Post Office
San Rafael, CA
This Post Office is located across the street from the Marin County Civic Center described below. It was part of the same design plan executed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was the first building constructed. There was originally a globe in front of the building. However, it was vandalized and removed. [map]

Marin County Civic Center
San Rafael, CA
The Marin County Civic Center was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and was built 1957-1972. Wright passed away during the project and the buildings were completed in the 1960s by Taliesin architects Wesley Peters and Aaron Green. Wright's original plan called for gold roofs not blue. The Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, shown above in the bottom row, opened in 1971. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Orange County Central Jail
Santa Ana, CA
The Orange County Central Jail was built in 1968. [map]

Orange County Courthouse
Santa Ana, CA		 Santa Ana City Hall
Santa Ana, CA
The Orange County Courthouse was built in 1966. It was designed by Richard Neutra. [map]

The Santa Ana City Hall was built in 1973. [map]

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