Northside in Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Cloyne Court Hotel
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 18, 2018
1. Cloyne Court Hotel Marker
faculty and guests
Became a student co-op in 1946
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places by the
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dec. 24, 1992
Erected 1992.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 24, 1992.
Location. 37° 52.568′ N, 122° 15.477′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in Northside. It is at the intersection of Ridge Road and Le Roy Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2600 Ridge Road, Berkeley CA 94709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Annie's Oak" (within shouting distance of this marker); Allenoke Manor (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders' Rock (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Daleys Scenic Park Street Improvenents (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Hale Merriman Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Observatory Hill
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Also see . . .
1. Cloyne Court Hotel (BAHA, Daniella Thompson). (Submitted on July 21, 2018.)
2. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 1992.
NRHP Statement of Significance: Cloyne Court represents a pivotal role in the career of John Galen Howard (1864-1931), who served as Supervising Architect for the University of California Campus (1901-1924), designed the complex of buildings which comprise the core of the campus, and founded the first school of architecture west of the Rockies in 1903. Cloyne Court is the first large scaled shingled building by Howard in Berkeley and the only one not on the University Campus. It is an important building In Howards career because It assimilates his East Coast and Ecole des Beaux Arts architectural background with the design trends which prevailed in the San Francisco Bay Area at the turn of the century. In Cloyne Court, Howard has applied these concepts on a much larger scale than he had in his previous small scaled single family dwellings, and has acheived a design of inherent simplicity,(Submitted on September 6, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)in contrast to his classically decorated masonry buildings on the campus.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 18, 20182. Cloyne Court Hotel - additional plaqueNoting that John Galen Howard was the architect, and that this structure is Berkeley City Landmark No. 61.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 18, 2018
3. Cloyne Court Hotel Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here to the right of the door.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 18, 2018
4. Cloyne Court
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
