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Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory

Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory is a historic place in La Jolla, San Diego County, California, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1977, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 77000330.

La Jolla, San Diego County, CaliforniaListed November 10, 1977NRIS #77000330★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory?

The George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory, known as the Old Scripps Building, is a historic research facility on the campus of the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California. Built in 1909-10, it is the oldest oceanographic research building in continuous use in the United States and the historic center of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It is architecturally significant as a work of Modernist architect Irving J. Gill and for its early use of reinforced concrete. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1982. It now houses Scripps administrative offices.

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Listing details

Name
Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory
City
La Jolla
County
San Diego County
State
California
Listed on the National Register
November 10, 1977
NRIS reference number
77000330
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
32.86506, -117.25409
When was Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory listed on the National Register?

Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1977.

Where is Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory located?

Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory is located in La Jolla, San Diego County, California at approximately 32.86506, -117.25409. See the map above.

Is Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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