Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
California - Alameda County
Alameda County California (Page 4) has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include USS POTOMAC (yacht), University House, Wellman Hall, Wheeler Hall and State Asylum for the Deaf,Dumb and Blind.

Several famous people are associated with these Alameda County historic places including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Jesse L. Wetmore.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Alameda County places including John Galen Howard, Albert Pissis, Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Charles W. Dickey, Greene & Greene, R.W. Littlefield, Office of the State Architect, Lange & Bergstrom, Starr & Anderton Thebo and Charles F.B. Roeth. Prominent architectural styles found in Alameda Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Gothic.

St. John's Presbyterian Church (added 1974 - - #74000507)
2640 College Ave. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morgan,Julia
Architectural Style:
Other, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
St. Joseph's Basilica (added 1978 - - #78000642)
1109 Chestnut St. , Alameda
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Minton,H.A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School
More Information:
archives document
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (added 2016 - - #16000864)
Oakland, Oakland
Lorahlove, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1912-1948 AD
St. Raymond's Church (added 2006 - - #06000242)
Also known as Dublin Heritage Center, part of site CA-ALA-521H
6600 Donlon Way , Dublin
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Donlon, Tom, Fallon, Jeremiah
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
The Bellevue-Staten (added 1991 - - #91001896)
492 Staten Ave. , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thebo,Starr & Anderton, Baumann,Herman C.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Thorsen, William R., House (added 1978 - - #78000646)
Also known as Sigma Phi Place
2307 Piedmont Ave. , Berkeley
TheCatalyst31, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greene & Greene
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
archives document
Toverii Tuppa (added 1978 - - #78000647)
Also known as Finnish Hall
1819 10th St. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trille,Augast
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
Trinity Church (added 1982 - - #82002167)
Also known as St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
525 29th St. , Oakland
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hamilton,William H., Bignani,F.C.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Tupper and Reed Building (added 1982 - - #82002163)
Also known as Metropol Restaurant
2275 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yelland,William Ramond, Hansen,Robertson & Zumwalt
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
U.S. Post Office (added 1981 - - #81000144)
2000 Milvia St. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
archives document
USS POTOMAC (yacht) (added 1987 - - #87000068)
Also known as FDR's Presidential Yacht;The Floating Whitehouse;ELECTRA
1660 Embarcadero , Oakland
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Roosevelt,Franklin Delano
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
University Art Museum (added 2014 - - #13001034)
2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
UC Bill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
University House (added 1982 - - #82004652)
Oxford St. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pissis,Albert
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Washington Union High School (added 1981 - - #81000145)
Also known as Washington High School
38442 Fremont Blvd. , Fremont
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Meyers,Henry H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Wellman Hall (added 1982 - - #82004653)
Also known as Agriculture Hall
Oxford St. , Berkeley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Howard,John Galen
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
archives document
West Berkeley Garden (added 1978 - - #78003520)
817--821 Delaware St. , Berkeley
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Owner:
Private
Wetmore House (added 1978 - - #78000653)
342 Bonita Ave. , Piedmont
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,Jesse Lameneaux
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Wetmore,Jesse L.
Significant Year:
1878
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wheeler Hall (added 1982 - - #82004654)
Oxford St. , Berkeley
Falcorian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Howard,John Galen
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
archives document
White Mansion (added 1980 - - #80000797)
604 E. 17th St. , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County (added 2009 - - #09000247)
Also known as The Bellevue Club;Women's Athletic Club, Bellevue Club Building
525 Bellevue Ave. , Oakland
Lorahlove, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bangs, E. Geoffrey, Roeth, Charles F.B.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Hotel, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Hotel, Sport Facility
More Information:
archives document

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