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SMUD Headquarters Building
SMUD Headquarters Building is located in California
SMUD Headquarters Building
LocationSacramento, California
Built1959
ArchitectDreyfuss & Blackford
Architectural styleModernist
NRHP reference No.09001161[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 2010

The SMUD Headquarters Building is the Sacramento Municipal Utility District headquarters. It is located in Sacramento, California.

Architecture

The building was designed in the Modernist style by Dreyfuss & Blackford architects in 1959. It is influenced by the work of Mies van der Rohe.

The building has adjustable aluminum louvers that are used to control the temperature and lighting in and of the building. The exterior also features a tile mural by Wayne Thiebaud called Water City, which serves as a tribute to Sacramento's rivers.[2]

The SMUD Headquarters Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Eichler Homes in Sacramento: SMUD HQ nominated for National Register of Historic Places
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