National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Alameda County

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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