Poultry Producers of Central California Distribution Center

Poultry Producers of Central California Distribution Center. . Designer: H.C. Baumann , Construction Date: 1929 , Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Art Deco elements, 1926 was a profitable year for the Poultry Producers. Pooled resources created “orderly marketing” to distribute central California’s large egg surplus throughout the United States without depressing prices., This two-story reinforced concrete and stucco warehouse was the Oakland distribution center for the Poultry Producers of Central California, a major wholesale food business with several million dollars in annual revenue at the time. Just as the roaring ‘20s were transitioning into the Great Depression in 1929, the prolific San Francisco architect H.C. Baumann designed the building with traditional 20th century utilitarian elements and fluted stepped corner parapets, which give it an Art Deco feel. The warehouse was renamed “The Egghouse” by its owners in 1985 and has contained artist studios since the mid-1980s., Waterfront Warehouse District , A National Register Historic District.