Adventure 051, Site 035 – Atascadero Printery

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 035 – Atascadero Printery

National Registry ID: 2000001355

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 18, 2012

Location:

Address: 6351 Olemda, Atascadero, CA

Description:

Date Built: 1915

Architect: Walter J Bliss

Just a short walk from the Atascadero Colony Administration Building, we walk it. But there is no sign there signifying, so we walk on until we notice that the numbers are going away from the Olemda address. So we turn back an find this magnificent, old, crumbling building saying to keep out. Instead of saying anything about this being the Printery, it says the Masonic Temple. But the address is right, so a picture we take.



But when we got home, there is more to this story than just seeing an old crumbling building from a distance. This building was the first civic building in Atascadero. It is also reported to have some beautiful murals on the interior walls. But the building is unsafe for entry and from various statements found, there is not much recent effort to stabilize the building.






References:

• 2007 Restoration Document, includes a picture of a mural in the interior.
  
• Wikipedia: The City of Atascadero – there is a section on the Printery.
  
• NPS Historic Registry-documentation
  
• NPS Historic Registry-Photo's
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)