Downtown Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Tupper & Reed Building

William Raymond Yelland, Architect; 1925

— Listed on the National Register of Historic Places —

Tupper & Reed Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012

1. Tupper & Reed Building Marker

Inscription. City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1984 John Tupper and Lawrence Reed constructed this building for their music store, which they had established in Berkeley in 1906. University of California art professor Eugen Neuhaus complimented them as businessmen whose commissioned design rose above “the dreadful boredom of the commonplace that so often makes of architecture a stupid business and not a stimulating art!”

Architect W.R. Yelland (1891-1966), a UC graduate, designed many “storybook” structures. This building features clinker bricks, wood beam ceilings, slate roofs, balconies, fanciful decorations, and a monumental fireplace. The iron cutout of the chimney top announced the Sign of the Piper Restaurant, once located upstairs. Following a 1956 fire Tupper and Read moved next door.

Erected 2003 by Berkeley Historical Plaque Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 37° 52.087′ N, 122° 16.057′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in Downtown Berkeley. Marker can be reached from Shattuck Avenue north of Bancroft Way, on the right

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when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morse Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Berkeley Public Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of John Hinkel Livery Stable, 1900 (about 500 feet away); g. Paul Bishop Studio (about 600 feet away); Armstrong College Building (about 600 feet away); Elks Club Building (about 700 feet away); Howard Automobile Company (about 700 feet away); United States Post Office (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.

Also see . . . File:Tupper & Reed Building (Berkeley, CA).JPG. Distant view of the Tupper & Reed Building (Submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012

2. Tupper & Reed Building Marker

The Tupper & Reed Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012

3. The Tupper & Reed Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on April 15, 2012. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.