The first city hall functions in Beverly Hills took place in the Beverly Hills Hotel until 1925

The Current City Hall of Beverly Hills, designed by William Gage, 1932

Tower Detail

Interior Courtyard

Courtyard Entranceway

Tympanum Detail (see previous image)

Interior Hallway

"The Beverly Hills City Hall has gracefully presided over the city's civic life since 1932. Architect William Gage created the Spanish Renaissance building in typical government style of that era. The low classical base, which symbolizes government, is dominated by an eight-story tower, which represents commerce. But the beauty of the building, with its tiled dome and gilded cupola, soon transcended the typical government building and has become a beloved local landmark.

"After 50 years of service, City Hall showed signs of age. The building did not meet new safety and earthquake codes and was too small to serve the city's growing population. A renovation project began in 1982 that increased office space from 49,000 to 67,000 square feet and brought the building up to code.

"Throughout the project, the rich architectural details were carefully maintained. Inside, the terrazzo floors, marble walls and intricate ceilings were cleaned and restored. Outdoors, grime was meticulously removed from the blue, green and gold tile on the dome and gilded cupola. At the same time that the City Hall was under renovation, the architecture was used as the inspiration for rebuilding the new Civic Center, which was completed in 1990. The main entrance to City Hall has has been moved from Crescent Drive to Rexford Drive and a remodel of the ground-floor reception area was completed in 2008." ( http://www.beverlyhills.org/citygovernment/aboutbeverlyhills/cityhall/)

Beverly Hills City Hall with new Civic Center Addition (1990)

Beverly Hills City Hall from a Civic Center Courtyard

Wikipedia essay on the Beverly Hills City Hall

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