California - Alameda County - Vacant / Not In Use
Alameda County California (Vacant / Not In Use) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Montgomery Ward and Company, State Asylum for the Deaf,Dumb and Blind and University High School, Dunns Block and M.V. SANTA ROSA.

The famous person Daniel J. Murphy is associated with one of more of the Alameda County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Alameda County places including Charles W. Dickey, W.H. McCaully, Office of the State Architect, R.W. Littlefield, Etienne A. Garin, Clinton Day, General Engineering & Drydock Co., Bliss & Faville, Purdy & Henderson and John Galen Howard. Prominent architectural styles found in Alameda Country are Italianate, Art Deco and Gothic.

Dunns Block (added 1978 - - #78000652)
725 Washington St. , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dunn,John
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
M.V. SANTA ROSA (added 1979 - - #79000469)
Also known as Santa Rosa Ferryboat
Howard Terminal , Oakland
NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
General Engineering & Drydock Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Montgomery Ward and Company (added 1999 - - #99000691)
2825 E. 14th St. , Oakland
DLOHARA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Murphy, D. J., House (added 1978 - - #78000649)
291 McLeod St. , Livermore
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Murphy,E.D.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Murphy,Daniel J.
Significant Year:
1917, 1976, 1891
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Oakland Hotel (added 1979 - - #79000470)
260 13th St. , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bliss & Faville, Purdy & Henderson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Oakland Iron Works-United Works, and the Remillard Brick Company (added 1983 - - #83001171)
552--592 2nd St. , Oakland
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Building (added 1986 - - #86001665)
1625 Clay and 551 Seventeenth Sts. , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dickey,C.W., Littlefield,R.W.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Energy Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic) Church (added 1992 - - #92001716)
4001 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, at jct. with 40th St., NW corner , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Garin,Etienne A.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Senior Hall (added 1974 - - #74000506)
Also known as Golden Bear Lodge
University of California, Berkeley campus , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Howard,John Galen
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
State Asylum for the Deaf,Dumb and Blind (added 1982 - - #82000962)
Also known as California Schools for the Deaf and Blind
Bounded by Dwight Way, City line, Derby and Warring Sts. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Office of the State Architect, Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Studio Building (added 1978 - - #78000645)
Also known as The Berkeley Hotel
2045 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Treadwell Mansion and Carriage House (added 1977 - - #77000286)
Also known as Macky Hall and Carriage House
5212 Broadway , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Day,Clinton
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
College
Union Iron Works Powerhouse (added 1980 - - #80000793)
Also known as Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Powerhouse
2308 Webster St. , Alameda
LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Meyer,Frederick H., Lange & Bergstrom
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Union Iron Works Turbine Machine Shop (added 1980 - - #80000794)
Also known as Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Machine Shop
2200 Webster St. , Alameda
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reid,John,Jr., Hall & Snyder
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
University High School (added 1992 - - #92001300)
Also known as Merritt College
5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Littlefield,R.W., Dickey,Charles W.
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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