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City Hall Tour - City Council Chambers

photo by Jim Watson

THE HISTORY
Built as part of the "City Beautiful" movement during the 1920's, Stockton City Hall quickly became a source of pride for the downtown community. The cost at that time was only $650,000. Construction on historic Lindsay Point was completed in time for the dedication ceremony on December 4, 1926.

The building was designed in a renaissance revival style. Reinforced masonry and concrete columns can be found along with a terra cotta facing, a clay tile roof, and marble floors. The interior retains a mixture of older design and newer decoration.

Photo of mural in City Hall

Artist Greg Custodio painted beautiful lobby murals in 1974 to celebrate the city's culturally diverse community. The entire complex was declared a cultural and historical landmark in 1983.

Changes have taken place over the years to keep Stockton City Hall in good condition. It was completely repainted in 1951.

Photo of entrance to Chambers City Council Chambers

Take a Virtual Tour of the Council Chambers!

The City Council Chambers is located on the second floor of City Hall. At 5:30pm each Tuesday night, the City Council holds their regular meetings here. Other meetings held in the chambers on a regular basis include the Redevelopment Agency, Civil Service Commission, and Planning Commission.

n 1967, the Council
Chamber was renovated at a cost of $27,000. The "new look" reflected 60's styles and colors.

In late 1999, work began to update the Council Chamber for the new century. Many ideas for the new look came from Stephanie Morales, a City employee. She was instrumental in the selecting the colors, patterns and fabrics. The City's Central Building Maintenance crew had the task of implementing the ideas. The California Conservation Corps was called on to do the demolition work.

Even though this renovation was completed in early 2000, the look and feel are turn-of-the-century (last century), with warm earthy colors, patterns and wood.

The Council dais is now American Walnut, with a reddish tint. It includes an ADA ramp.

The voting board was updated from formica to wood veneer, to match the new dais

Another touch, to keep with the look and feel of the chamber, was to use drapes instead of blinds on the windows behind the podium. This helps to maintain the historical look.

"New" Council Chamber photos by Jim Watson.