Oakland City Hall, which consists of three tiers, is an 18-floor government office building designed by Palmer & Hornbostel and was completed in 1914.
Oakland City Hall is the seat of government for the city of Oakland, California. The current building was completed in 1914, and replaced a prior building that stood on what is now Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. It consists of three tiers. The bottom tier serves the foundation. The thinner second tier follows; it is a ten-story office tower. The top floor of this section (the 12th floor) houses a 36-cell jail with an outdoor yard that has gone unused since the 1960s. Above the second tier is the two-story podium with a clock tower on top. Government offices 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, California 1910 1914 Oakland, California Palmer & Hornbostel Significant dates 18 
