Downtown Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Shattuck Square
James Miller and Timothy Pfleuger, Architects 1926
City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1984
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012
1. Shattuck Square Marker
Inscription.
Shattuck Square is a group of three buildings constructed on the site of a former railroad freight yard, as a northern anchor to Berkeleys historic downtown commercial district. It is the citys only work by the San Francisco architectural firm that also designed 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco and the Paramount Theater in Oakland. This striking complex displays varied and elaborate cast-concrete ornamentation and window detail in a Spanish Colonial style. Over the years, this building has housed a business school, a market, a dance studio, a drug-variety-camera store, cafes, bookstores, restaurants, and copy shops. Despite many ground-floor renovations, the original character of the building is intact,
Shattuck Square is a group of three buildings constructed on the site of a former railroad freight yard, as a northern anchor to Berkeleys historic downtown commercial district. It is the citys only work by the San Francisco architectural firm that also designed 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco and the Paramount Theater in Oakland. This striking complex displays varied and elaborate cast-concrete ornamentation and window detail in a Spanish Colonial style. Over the years, this building has housed a business school, a market, a dance studio, a drug-variety-camera store, cafes, bookstores, restaurants, and copy shops. Despite many ground-floor renovations, the original character of the building is intact,
Erected 2005 by Berkeley Historical Plaque Project.
Location. 37° 52.318′ N, 122° 16.083′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in Downtown Berkeley. It is at the intersection of Shattuck Square and University Avenue on Shattuck Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Shattack Square, Berkeley CA 94704, 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
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012
2. Shattuck Square Marker
The marker is on the University Avenue side of the building at 48 Shattuck Square.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012
3. The Roos Building at Shattuck Square
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012
4. Shattuck Square
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,322 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
