This plaque marks the location of an 1890 seawall on the Alameda shoreline. Behind you are the stairs where bathers went down to the beach. The wall was built by architect Joseph A. Leonard, who constructed many homes here during the 1890s. . . . — — Map (db m62215) HM
This city hall is one of oldest operating city hall buildings in the State of California. It was constructed in 1895 in the Romanesque style and has been in continual use as a city hall since its completion.
Original construction:
Building . . . — — Map (db m62216) HM
Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal welfare. The inscription "In memory of my dumb friends" is a reference to . . . — — Map (db m101553) HM
The Meyers House was erected in 1897. This Colonial Revival style home was designed by and built for prominent East Bay architect Henry H. Meyers. It served as the family residence from 1897 to 1993.
Meyers designed the Posey Tunnel Portals, . . . — — Map (db m79862) HM
This home built in 1854 for John Nelson Webster and Caroline Webster is Alameda’s oldest house. The house is a primary example of Gothic Revival architecture by renowned architect Andrew Jackson Downing. The house was prefabricated in New York, . . . — — Map (db m78903) HM
The Veterans' Memorial Building located in
Albany's Memorial Park is one of ten such
structures built by Alameda County as a tribute
to the veterans of World War I. Designed by Henry
H. Meyers and dedicated on August 14, 1932, the
building has . . . — — Map (db m137099) HM WM
City of Berkeley Landmarks
designated in 1986
Allenoke is the only large estate remaining near the northern edge of the University of California campus. It was designed by Ernest Coxhead for Allen Freeman, President of the Bank of Oakland. . . . — — Map (db m53888) HM
City of Berkeley Landmarks
designated in 1990
In 1901 architect Bernard Maybeck purchased ten acres of land here in La Loma Park. He built a sprawling brown shingle home for his family down the street in 1909 and subdivided the rest of his land . . . — — Map (db m53862) HM
The Berkeley City Club, organized in 1927, was one of the area’s earliest attempts by women to social, civic and cultural progress. The building, constructed in 1929, is one of the outstanding works of noted California architect Julia Morgan, . . . — — Map (db m100562) HM
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
This was Berkeley’s City Hall from 1909 to 1977. It sits on the site of the Town Hall that burned in 1904. It remains a source of civic pride and a symbol of Berkeley. Now commonly known as . . . — — Map (db m52398) HM
1939-1940
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1982
These buildings are fine examples of the Art Deco style in the Bay Area. They were designed as an ensemble with the adjacent Berkeley High School Community Theater. Bas-reliefs and . . . — — Map (db m54218) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2005
The Berkeley Piano Club, dedicated to the performance and study of music, was founded in 1893 by a group of local women. Early meetings were held in members’ homes and later in a barn at the . . . — — Map (db m54726) HM
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930
Addition, Ripley/BOORA Architects, 1999
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Berkeley’s first free public library system was established in 1895, with branches in west and south Berkeley. The . . . — — Map (db m52364) HM
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
For nearly a half century, this steel frame and concrete structure, clad in brick and terra cotta, was Berkeley’s only “skyscraper.” Walter Ratcliff, highly respected for his fine . . . — — Map (db m52316) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1993
Entomologist, naturalist, physicist, and inventor Charles W. Woodworth designed and built this all-redwood house in the Bay Region style. The three-level, seven-bedroom home has a brown shingle . . . — — Map (db m54877) HM
This building was originally part of the small commercial district that grew up around Dwight Way Station where Shattuck Avenue commuter trains intersected with the horse-car line that ran up Dwight Way to the California Schools for the Deaf and . . . — — Map (db m29581) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1992
Arriving in Berkeley from Massachusetts, Edward Brakenridge bought property that extended to Rose Street for this large Queen Anne-style residence, a stable, and a carriage house. Ira Boynton, like . . . — — Map (db m54512) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1995
The Glass House is considered one of the best residential works of Wurster, who was the founding dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. This simply detailed, shed roof house was built . . . — — Map (db m53858) HM
This station was constructed as an
Exxon Super Service Station in 1933.
It was a business venture of
longtime Berkeley elementary
school teacher, Sue Irwin.
Built in the California Mission
Style it reflects the look of
railroad . . . — — Map (db m171532) HM
City of Berkeley Structure of Merit
designated in 2000
William Wharff, Architect, 1909
Renovation, The Bay Architects, 2001
During Berkeley's early 20th-century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real Estate
Company constructed this . . . — — Map (db m174424) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1977
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
This small-scaled complex of one-and two-story buildings is a surprise on a busy street. Arranged along a brick walkway through a garden court, . . . — — Map (db m53829) HM
Berkeley’s large immigrant population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries included many natives of Sweden. The local chapter of the Swedish-American Vasa Order constructed this building as a lodge hall and cultural center. On November 8, . . . — — Map (db m52386) HM
Stone and Smith, Architects 1901
Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects 1998
Berkeley’s transit pattern was established in 1876 when Francis Kittredge Shattuck and James L. Barker brought a spur line of the Central Pacific (later Southern Pacific) . . . — — Map (db m52378) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1985
Built by a real-estate developer during the East Bay building boom that followed the 1906 earthquake, this corner store anchored the southwestern boundary of the neighborhood once known as Regents . . . — — Map (db m53833) HM
James W. Plachek, Architect 1917
Jim Novesel: The Bay Architects 1994
This small commercial building was built for William Heywood, son of Berkeley pioneer Zimri Brewer Heywood. The upstairs was used as the architectural offices of James W. . . . — — Map (db m52382) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2004
The Hillside Club was founded in 1898 by Berkeley women intent on preserving the natural beauty of the hills. It soon became an influential cultural force. North Berkeley’s curved streets with old . . . — — Map (db m54186) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1983
This Zig-Zag Moderne building, designed for the sale and servicing of Buick automobiles, captures the glamour, rising affluence, and sophistication of the post-World War I era. Charles Howard, who . . . — — Map (db m54334) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1982
John and Margaret Gorman moved their furniture and upholstery shop to this location in 1880. It is one of Berkeley's oldest commercial buildings and a surviving example of the . . . — — Map (db m29371) HM
City of Berkeley Landmarks
designated in 1996
This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from Denmark and was a contractor in Los Angeles before moving to Berkeley. Members of the Jensen family lived . . . — — Map (db m53887) HM
Berkeley's Northbrae residential subdivision was opened in 1907 by the Mason-McDuffie Company, John Galen Howard - then Supervising Architect of the University of California - designed the Circle and the stairways, benches, and stone pillars used . . . — — Map (db m36674) HM
Clark was city engineer for 18 years (from 1938 to 1956); served on the city council for 12 years; and was member of the library board for 20 years. — — Map (db m195607) HM
This 1891 Victorian style, Italianate house was the residence of Daniel J. Murphy from 1891-1921. He was a prominent Livermore businessman and local government official. As an Alameda County Supervisor, Murphy improved the network of roads and . . . — — Map (db m195505) HM
Contractor: Rasmussen & Bennett
D. D. Emmenger was partner in Johnson and Emmenger Dry Goods from 1901 to 1913; he bought out his partner in 1913 and continued business until 1920. The house was purchased by Frieda Wente Tubbs in 1923. — — Map (db m196814) HM
Ernest and wife Ida's home from the 1920s to 1963.
Mr. Wente was a city councilmember in the 1940s.
His hay and grain warehouses on M and N Streets north of First Street sold area farms' harvests. Mary Rasmussen, owner from the 1960s onward, . . . — — Map (db m195538) HM
Safford was proprietor of Safford's Furniture and Carpets in a commercial building located downtown on the south side of First Street between K and L Streets. In 1918, Safford sold the property to A.O. Lindberg. — — Map (db m195585) HM
Architect: V.H.V. Voorhees (Seattle)
Style: Colonial Revival / Vernacular Adaptation
J.S. van Buskirk, local builder and cabinetmaker built this home for himself in 1908.
He sold it in 1920 to J. Luders, member of the agricultural . . . — — Map (db m195944) HM
The legend of Joaquin Murrieta is one of the most enduring and fascinating of chapters in California history. Facts, fiction and romantic tales entangle to create a legend of unique aura that had become part of California's folklore, especially in . . . — — Map (db m130947) HM
Leslie E. Wright served the community as a deputy constable and motorcycle officer, city engineer, fire chief, building inspector, and member of the Livermore National Guard. — — Map (db m195941) HM
G.V. Taylor, early town marshal, built this Italianate which would become the home of construction/concrete workman, Thomas Twohey, Jr. — — Map (db m196043) HM
The Livermore Fire Brick Works used this site to make bricks from local clay from 1910 until 1949. Some of those bricks have been used in constructing the base for this plaque. — — Map (db m199556) HM
Jacob Waggoner came to the Livermore Valley in 1874 and built this house for his family in 1887. Jacob Waggoner was an early pioneer of the Livermore Valley. — — Map (db m195539) HM
Mary Zimmerman of the Mountain House Zimmermans sold this home in 1953 to her grand-nephew Gerald Mourterot, local ranch hand, teamster driver, mason, Oddfellow, Forrester, City Deputy Poundmaster, and proprietor of Trevarno Auto Camp. — — Map (db m195586) HM
History
The Cleveland Cascade - 'conceived and midwifed' in
1923 by prominent landscape
architect Howard Gilkey, on
the northeast shore of Lake
Merritt - was a stunning water
feature with a flavor of old
Italy.
Cascade prior to . . . — — Map (db m185920) HM
This building incorporates elements of the 1946-47 Connell Motor Company building.
Located on the former site of St. Mary's College (1889-1929), the building was developed
by W. A. Connell as an Oldsmobile dealership, showroom, and service garage. . . . — — Map (db m193369) HM
Oakland Canneries
By the early 20th century, harbor improvements, expanded port facilities, and transcontinental rail service had made Oakland one of the state's leading exporters of processed food of all kinds: canned, dried, bottled, . . . — — Map (db m92788) HM
Latham Square is located in the
historic shopping and transportation
hub of downtown Oakland. The name
dates from dedication of the Latham
Fountain in 1913. The fountain was a
gift to the City and the local SPCA
from Edith and Milton Latham . . . — — Map (db m160463) HM
In 1877, a prospectus for home sites in Piedmont Park showed a rustic wooden bench near the Piedmont Springs grotto. This bench began a tradition which was continued when Frank C. Havens renovated the park in 1890s, installing not only rustic . . . — — Map (db m72298) HM
In her memoir about life in Piedmont, Elsie Whitaker Martinez remembered fishing with her brothers in the Piedmont Heights in the 1880s. A myriad of streams found their way from Alta, Scenic, Pacific and Mountain Avenues. Most fed into the city’s . . . — — Map (db m72321) HM
One of the first improvements made by Frank Havens to Piedmont Springs Park was the construction of a living hedge maze modeled on those like Hampton Court in England. An article in the Oakland Herald in December 1904 shows a winding drive . . . — — Map (db m72376) HM
Built by George Johnston pioneer landowner and
sheepherder in 1896 on portion of Rancho El Valle
De San Jose granted by Governor Alvarado to Pico
Bernal and Sunol in 1839 later owned by Juana
Higuera Bernal a 19th century architectural . . . — — Map (db m193945) HM
Phoebe Hearst's Moorish-style mansion once stood where the Castlewood Country Club now stands, northwest of this location. The mansion was named Hacienda del Pozo de Verona, for its great marble wellhead imported from Verona, Italy.
Western . . . — — Map (db m194786) HM
Since the operation of Chabot reservoir in 1876, four different water companies have managed the lake. Their staff led colorful lives on this hill as they kept an eye on this valuable resource.
In 1904, William Dingee, then head of CCWC, . . . — — Map (db m71707) HM
This building was designed by Frederic J. DeLongchamp, a designer and engineer of mining, born in Reno, Nevada, on June 2, 1882 and educated in Nevada. He designed 500 buildings, libraries, hotels, and post offices in the counties of the State of . . . — — Map (db m635) HM
The “castle,” built in 1890–1894, is the most significant example of Romanesque Revival architecture in the Mother Lode. It was built to house the Preston School of Industry, established by the State Legislature as a progressive . . . — — Map (db m100594) HM
Voters on July 17, 1854, selected Jackson as the county seat of the new County of Amador, born that June 14 after a spirited election. Fulfilling their promise, the Jackson town trustees, at no county expense, financed construction of the first . . . — — Map (db m27910) HM
The William J. Paugh House, also known as Rosewall, is a very pure example of a Gothic Revival House. The style was most popular during the 1840's and 1850's. It was built in the late 1850's by Charles L. Parish, artist, architect and builder. . . . — — Map (db m28067) HM
Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisco . . . — — Map (db m29644) HM
John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous for being a true pioneer, a statesman, politician, prohibitionist, . . . — — Map (db m29637) HM
This Craftsman-Bungalow style "cottage"
was characteristic of the Great Depression.
Once the home of Lorraine and Manuel
"Manny” Cabral, this popular style remains
a well-maintained example of similar
buildings along Hartz Ave. The . . . — — Map (db m152832) HM
The Orinda Garage and
Miss Graham's Riding
Academy were built
from 1923 - 25 by E.I. de
Laveaga in the Spanish
Mediterranean style.
His uncle ran the
automobile garage on
the corner of Avenida
de Orinda, which still
exists today. . . . — — Map (db m154903) HM
The Orinda Theatre
opened its doors in 1941
and is the city's most
prominent visual
landmark with its
signature dorsal fin
marquee. It is a
textbook example of
Streamlined Moderne
Architecture, a late type
of Art Deco design
inspired by . . . — — Map (db m154890) HM
Since opening its doors on May 4, 1920, this theatre has been a cornerstone to the New York Landing Historic District in Old Town Pittsburg. Like many Bay Area theaters of the 1920's, the California Theatre was designed by A.W. Cornelius in a . . . — — Map (db m146532) HM
Walnut Creek's Old Borges Ranchhouse, as the cornerstone of a working cattle ranch, was first built by Frank (Francisco) and his wife Mary Borges, their sons and daughters in 1899. Since then, this house has withstood five generations of the hard . . . — — Map (db m93983) HM
These giant jacks are used to protect harbors from damaging current. As waves hit the tetrapods, the force of the water is dissipated by the curve of the legs. There are 1630 tetrapods on the ocean side of the Crescent City breakwater. There are . . . — — Map (db m181238) HM
The Sierra Nevada House was a handsome two-story building with many windows and a broad balcony. Here guests could always expect fine hospitality, suburb food, excellent ballroom music, fine carriages and comfortable beds. It was opened by Robert . . . — — Map (db m12237) HM
Here, beneath the hot, arid surface of the San Joaquin Valley, Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) began in the early 1900's to sculpt a fantastic retreat. Excavating the hardpan by hand, he created a unique complex of underground rooms, passages and . . . — — Map (db m41003) HM
Designed by architect George S. Mayer of Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in November 1894, replacing two wooden tanks erected on this site in 1887. The Tower stands 100 feet high with a tank capacity of 250,000 gallons. This facility, modeled . . . — — Map (db m41069) HM
In 1857, pioneer merchant Augustus Jacoby built
his two-story "Fireproof Storehouse" here of stone.
Partial walls of that original structure still support this building
in the N.W. corner of the 1st and 2nd floors and are . . . — — Map (db m182937) HM
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
Samuel Newsom, Oakland architect; Built for
William Carson; Randall Banking; A. Crocker
Brothers Department Store; First Professional
Offices; Ingomar Theatre and Opera House.
Eureka Historic . . . — — Map (db m176802) HM
Streamline Moderne Architecture
Built for George Mann; William B. David,
architect; striking neon blade sign,
curved-edge canopy, and Moderne interior
Eureka Historic Landmark — — Map (db m176787) HM
Built for J. McLauchlan, restaurant, saloons downstairs; alpine rooms upstairs; one of the longest operating bordellos
Eureka Historic Landmark
This program possible through a partnership with property owner Dr. Marybeth Wolford, Eureka . . . — — Map (db m1507) HM
Iron front cast by Eureka Foundry; men's clothier and furnishings, Louvre Cafe, saloons
Eureka Historic Landmark
This program possible through a partnership with property owner Wes & Nedra Kausen, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka . . . — — Map (db m1508) HM
This property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
John A. Cottrell House
c. 1902 — — Map (db m176767) HM
Queen Anne Architecture
Built for Zipporah Russ & Sons Co.
Redwood Land & Investment Co.
Belcher & Crane Abstract Co.
Humboldt Club — Gentleman's Social Club
Eureka Historic Landmark — — Map (db m176808) HM
904 G Street, Eureka
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1892 — — Map (db m176777) HM
This home, also known as the “Pink Lady,” is a classic Queen Anne/Eastlake Victorian residence designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Newsom Brothers of San Francisco. It was completed in 1889 for William Carson, a pioneer lumber baron . . . — — Map (db m1498) HM
Saloons, Kitty Farris' Joy Emporium, and Fairwind and New Fairwind Cafe.
This program possible through a partnership with owners Ferguson-Winsted, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka Heritage Society. — — Map (db m61155) HM
The Hotel Vance was built in 1872 by Eureka pioneer & lumberman,
John Vance. It was the area's grandest hotel & the first building in
Eureka with electricity. It was originally designed & built in the
"Modern Italianate style”, which . . . — — Map (db m135459) HM
Pioneer Seth Louis Shaw began construction of his home, Fern Dale, in 1854.
The town was named after his first permanent home.
The home, in its original condition, is a fine
example of Gothic architecture.
The house is a landmark
and a source . . . — — Map (db m182948) HM
The Wi'ne'ma Theatre was built in 1919 and named for a young
Indian girl who devoted her life to establishing friendly relations
between her people, the Modoc Indians, and the white men. The
first performance was on November 20, 1920 and tells . . . — — Map (db m142815) HM
This property
Holy Trinity
Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m176813) HM
Among the first structures greeting visitors entering
the park from the west, these two stone buildings at
Emigrant were built to serve as a ranger station and
are a legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC). Created by President Franklin . . . — — Map (db m159295) HM
The First Baptist Church was completed under the supervision of local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882 - 1946) in 1932. The building, designed in the Northern Italian Romanesque architectural style, is described in the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m117418) HM
In 1889, First Presbyterian Church began its ministry in Kern County as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1905 the church merged with Westminster Presbyterian; being renamed First Presbyterian Church of Bakersfield. The church acquired property on . . . — — Map (db m117142) HM
George Haberfelde (1871 - 1962), a civic and business leader in the community, contracted with local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882 - 1946) to construct this five-story office and retail building in the Sullivanesque architectural style. When . . . — — Map (db m116966) HM
The Hayden Building is a classic example of Second Renaissance Revival architectural style. It was designed for the Kern County Land Company by San Francisco architect Charles I. Haven (1849-1916) and opened in 1904 as the Hayden Furniture Company. . . . — — Map (db m117419) HM
S.H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a national chain of "five and dime" retail department stores operating from 1896 to 1981. Opening in 1931, this three-story reinforced steel and masonry building was designed by New York City-based architect . . . — — Map (db m115124) HM
In 1924, Bakersfield was the twenty-first city in California to receive a Federal Post Office Building. Built at a cost of $130,000, the Mission architecture style building, constructed of masonry and concrete and reinforced with steel, was the . . . — — Map (db m122018) HM
Immaculate Heart
of Mary Catholic
Church, established
Aug 12, 2015.
This building once
housed a Masonic
Lodge and the
church pictured below.
Wayside Community Chapel
Church, built in 1934 from land
donated by the LA Rescue . . . — — Map (db m186316) HM
In 1933 California’s first women’s prison was established in Tehachapi to provide an environment more conductive to rehabilitation than San Quentin State Prison. Two-story buildings were constructed of reinforced concrete in the French Normandy . . . — — Map (db m134503) HM
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