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The Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse is a massive 21-floor, 312 feet (95 m) federal office building located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue near San Francisco's Civic Center and the San Francisco City Hall. [3]
Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: San Francisco: 450 Golden Gate Avenue N.D. Cal. 1959 present Named after U.S. Rep. Phillip Burton in 1983. Robert F. Peckham Federal Building: San Jose: 280 South 1st Street N.D. Cal. 1980s present Named after District Court Judge Robert Francis Peckham. Ronald Reagan Federal Building and ...
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in California.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
The federal building was designed by the Morphosis architectural firm, as a supplement to the Phillip Burton Federal Building several blocks away. Thom Mayne of Morphosis designed the building using a juxtaposition of gray concrete walls, perforated metal panels, and custom, faceted wood ceilings. [5]
Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 – April 10, 1983) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1964 until his death in 1983. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented California's 5th congressional district.
GSA was initially responsible for emergency preparedness and stockpiling strategic materials to be used in wartime until those functions were transferred to the newly created Federal Emergency Management Agency in 1979. [9] In 1984, GSA introduced the federal government to the use of charge cards, known as the GSA SmartPay system. [10]
Richmond Mayor Ron Oler struggled to hold back tears when discussing his reaction to Phillip Lee's death, nearly two years after he was accused of killing Richmond K9 Officer Seara Burton.
In 1906, a major earthquake devastated San Francisco and destroyed more than 28,000 buildings, many as a result of subsequent fires. As the city rebuilt, it adopted a plan for a civic center, first developed in 1899 by English architect B.J.S. Cahill, to consolidate government buildings in a central location.