On Saturday, February 29, 1964, the new Santa Clara City Hall and Civic Center at Lincoln and Warburton Avenue was dedicated. This City Hall was built at a cost of $1,445,000 -- paid for from sales tax revenues. It replaced the old city hall at Franklin & Washington which had been in use since 1913. 
The dedication program, which started at 1 P.M., included music from the Wilcox High School Band and speeches by Mayor Frank Keller and State Senators Clark Bradley and Edwin Regan. Superior Judge Joseph P. Kelly served as master of ceremonies. Following the dedication open house tours were provided to the public. Public tours concluded near the 79 foot Statue in front of the City Hall which was sculptured by 
artist Benny Bufano and depicted the concept of the Universal Child, however, the statue’s shape and lines were meant to represent the 1960s missile and space era. Read more about the artist in library books using this subject heading: Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970.
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artist Benny Bufano and depicted the concept of the Universal Child, however, the statue’s shape and lines were meant to represent the 1960s missile and space era. Read more about the artist in library books using this subject heading: Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970.mh
