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

Alameda County California (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include State Asylum for the Deaf,Dumb and Blind, Berkeley High School Campus Historic District, Berkeley Historic Civic Center District, Downtown Oakland Historic District and Edwards, George C., Stadium.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Alameda County places including Office of the State Architect, Coxhead, Ernest, et al., George W. Patterson, Stern, A.J., et al., Warren Charles Perry, William C. Hays, Reed & Corlett, Stafford Jory, Maybeck Bernard and Olver & Thomas. Prominent architectural styles found in Alameda Country are Beaux Arts, Moderne and Art Deco.

Berkeley High School Campus Historic District (added 2008 - - #07001350)

1980 Allston Wy. , Berkeley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hays, William C.

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Library, School, Sport Facility, Theater

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

School, Sport Facility, Theater

Berkeley Historic Civic Center District (added 1998 - - #98000963)

Roughly bounded by McKinney Ave., Addison St., Shattuck Ave., and Kittredge St. , Berkeley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Civic, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Park, Post Office

Current Function:

Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Civic, Park, School, Theater

Downtown Oakland Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000813)

Roughly along Broadway from 17th to 11th St. , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reed & Corlett, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts, Moderne, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Park, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Park, Professional, Specialty Store

Dublin Village Historic Settlement (added 1978 - - #78003504)

Property along Donlon Wy. and Dublin Blvd. , Dublin

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Owner:

Local, Private

Edwards, George C., Stadium (added 1993 - - #93000263)

Jct. of Bancroft Way and Fulton St., UC Berkeley campus , Berkeley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Perry, Warren Charles, Jory, Stafford

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility, Street Furniture/Object

Hagemann Ranch Historic District (added 2008 - - #07001351)

Also known as Mendenhall Farm, Hagemann Farm

455 Olivina Ave. , Livermore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Harrison and Fifteenth Sts. Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001277)

Also known as Coit Building Group

1401--1501 Harrison St., 300--312 14th St., 300--349 15th St. , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District (added 2013 - - #12001191)

NAS Alameda, Alameda

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000843)

Railway corridor from Niles to Pleasanton, Fremont, Sunol, and Pleasanton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed, Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Communications, Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Architecture, Asian, Hispanic

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Oakland Waterfront Warehouse District (added 2000 - - #00000361)

Roughly bounded by I-880, Madison St., 2nd St., and Webster St. , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Couchot, Rosenwald & Roeth, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Warehouse

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Professional, Road-Related, Warehouse

Panoramic Hill (added 2005 - - #05000424)

Also known as University Hill, University Terrace

Panoramic Wy, Canyon Rd., Mosswood, Orchard Ln., Arden Rd. , Berkeley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Coxhead, Ernest, et al., Bernard, Maybeck

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Park Street Historic Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82002154)

Roughly bounded by Oak St., Park, Lincoln, and Encinal Aves. , Alameda

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Late Victorian, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Theater

Patterson, George Washington, Ranch--Ardenwood (added 1985 - - #85003043)

34600 Newark Blvd. , Fremont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Patterson,George W., Hawley,James

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Park

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