1 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Alameda City Hall —

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

2 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — GPY-140-02 — Clark Memorial Bench — My Dumb Friends Bench —

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

3 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — 26 — Meyers House —

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

4 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Veterans Memorial Building — 2203 Central Avenue — 1929 —

City Historical Monument #17 National Register of Historic Places No. 07000995 California State Landmark No. N2371 Architect: Henry H. Meyers The Spanish Colonial Revival building was designed by Meyers as one of a series of ten East Bay . . . — — Map (db m218656) HM

5 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda — Webster House —

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

6 ► California, Alameda County, Alameda, Leonardville — 1890 Seawall —

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

7 ► California, Alameda County, Albany — 8 — Site of Veterans' Memorial —

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

8 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley — Welcome to Wonderland —

Built by legendary Berkeley architect William Charles Hays, Wonderland was designed as a creative sanctuary to soak in the history and wonder of the world. This California Coastal Oak was planted on Jan. 3, 1918 as two trees that united as one. . . . — — Map (db m239022) HM

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9 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Annie and Bernard Maybeck House — Bernard Maybeck, Architect — 1933 —

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

10 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Everett and Marie Glass House — William Wilson Wurster, Architect — 1938, 1941 —

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

11 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Berkeley Hills — Northbrae Public Improvements — John Galen Howard, Architect; R.A. Mansell, Landscape Architect 1907 — City of Berkeley Landmark - designated in 1992 —

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

12 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Central Berkeley — Berkeley City Hall — Bakewell and Brown, Architects, 1908 — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1975 —

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

13 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Berkeley High School Industrial Arts and Science (G and H Buildings) — Henry H. Gutterson and William Corlett, Sr., Architects — Jacques Schnier and Robert Howard, Sculptors —

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

14 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Berkeley Public Library — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated 1982 —

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

15 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Chamber of Commerce / Wells Fargo Bank — Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1925-27 — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated 1984 —

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

16 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — F.D. Chase Building —

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

17 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Framåt Lodge #405 — Sanford G. Jackson, Architect 1927 — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1997 —

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

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18 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Francis Kittredge Shattuck Building — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1995 —

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

19 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — g. Paul Bishop Studio — City of Berkeley Landmark —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1986 g. Paul Bishop Studio Carl Fox, Designer Fox Bros., Builders, 1938-39 Notwithstanding its steel-sash showcase window, this diminutive . . . — — Map (db m238704) HM

20 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Heywood Building — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1993 —

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

21 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley — Howard Automobile Company — Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930, Hayashida Architects, 2006 — Renovations for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo Shinshu Center —

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

22 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Elmwood — J. Gorman & Son Building — Constructed circa 1880 — Additions and renovations 1890, 1906, 1940, 2005 —

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

23 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, North Berkeley — Edward A. Brakenridge House — Ira A. Boynton Designer & Builder (attributed), 1892 —

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

24 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, North Berkeley — Hillside Club — John White, Architect, 1924 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places —

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

25 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northside — Allenoke Manor — Coxhead and Coxhead, Architects — 1903 —

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

26 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northside — Jensen House — George Jensen, Builder — 1891 —

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

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27 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Northwest Berkeley — Fullen Market Building — Henry S. Patton, Builder — 1907-08 —

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

28 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Poets Corner — Fox Court — Carl Fox, Designer — 1927-30 —

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

29 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Charles W. Woodworth House — 1905 —

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

30 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, South Berkeley — Davis-Byrne Building — 1895 — City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated 1991 —

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

31 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — 908 — Berkeley City Club —

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

32 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — Berkeley Piano Club — William L. Woollett, Architect, 1912 —

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

33 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southside — Fred Turner Building — City of Berkeley Landmark —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1981 Fred Turner Building Julia Morgan, Architect Christian M. Teigland, Builder, 1940 This elegant commercial building, featuring two projecting storefront bays, . . . — — Map (db m238722) HM

34 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Southwest Berkeley — Exxon Super Service Station —

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

35 ► California, Alameda County, Fremont, Niles — Buildings & Structures — Historical Features —

The historic buildings on the property – the Vallejo Adobe, President’s House, Office Building and Packing Shed - make up the historic core of the site, and were the center of the nursery operation; the place where orders were placed, materials . . . — — Map (db m208904) HM

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36 ► California, Alameda County, Fremont, Niles — The Garden Store — Historical Significance of —

The California Nursery property includes noteworthy landscape features, such as the many mature trees, in addition to historically and architecturally significant buildings like the garden store. Unfortunately, due to years of use and multiple . . . — — Map (db m208714) HM

37 ► California, Alameda County, Fremont, Northgate — Machado House —

Estimated year of construction: 1890 - 1905 This site possesses regional significance in commemorating the cultural and architectural heritage of Fremont This region is associated with the historic Portuguese settlement known as Machado’s . . . — — Map (db m211565) HM

38 ► California, Alameda County, Fremont, Vineyards - Avalon — Preservation Efforts, The Land Developer, and Reconstruction of the Higuera Adobe — Rancho Higuera Historical Park —

The adobe slowly deteriorated and a large crack developed in an end wall. The roof caved in, exposing the vulnerable adobe bricks which began to disintegrate. Local historian and preservationist, Robert B. Fisher, M.D., raised an alarm, and in . . . — — Map (db m211567) HM

39 ► California, Alameda County, Hayward — Heart of the Estate — The Meek Mansion —

In 1869, William Meek’s success and expanding family motivated him to build a house worthy of his standing in the community. The resulting mansion is almost 7,000 square feet and has 19 rooms spread out over three floors. The house became the . . . — — Map (db m210988) HM

40 ► California, Alameda County, Hayward — The Archimedes Screw Pump — From "The Oliver Salt Trail" by J. Herbert, M. Koslosky, and A. De Ponte —

In the late 1870’s, inventive Andrew Oliver studied the drawings of Archimedes (287-212 B.C.E) and built these wind driven screw pumps based on the ancient designs. The wooden blades rotate in the wind, which turns the screw shaft visible under . . . — — Map (db m207726) HM

41 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Carl G. Clark House — Built: 1923 — Style Bungalow — Reported permanently removed

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

42 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Craftsman Bungalow — Built 1915 —

Original home of early Livermore civic leader and businessman Carl Clarke — — Map (db m200682) HM

43 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — D.J. Murphy House —

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

44 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — David D. Emmenger House — Built: 1909 — Style: Shingle Bungalow —

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

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45 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Ernest George Wente House — Ca. 1920 Craftsman Bungalow —

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

46 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — J.C. Safford House — Built: 1909 — Style: Colonial Revival/Vernacular —

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

47 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — J.S. van Buskirk / John Luders House — Built: 1908 —

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

48 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Judge Manley J. Clark House — Built: 1923 — Style Bungalow —

The home of Judge Manley James Clark from 1923 to 1960. Judge Clark was very active in community affairs, was a general practice lawyer, attorney for the town of Livermore, deputy district attorney, a justice of the peace, and Alameda County . . . — — Map (db m227645) HM

49 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — L.E. Wright Home — Built: Circa 1923 — Style: Craftsman Bungalow —

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

50 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Laughlin Moy House — Built: Circa 1870 — Style: Modified Pioneer —

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51 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Pico-Bernal House — Oldest Building in Livermore — Built Circa 1836 —

Originally the east station of the Rancho el Valle de San Jose pioneer ranch of August Hagemann family. — — Map (db m199530) HM

52 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Roy Bernhardt House — Built 1926 — Contractor: Sam Bothwell —

Roy Bernhardt was a local blacksmith and Mayor of Livermore between 1932 and 1935. — — Map (db m199382) HM

53 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Taylor/Twohey House — Built: 1888 — Style: Italianate —

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

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54 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — The Brickyard — 1910-1949 —

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

55 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — The Gables — Built Circa 1895 —

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56 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Thomas and Isabelle Scott Home — Built: 1894 — Style: Local Pioneer —

Home to Thomas Scott, Livermore's first attorney and Isabelle Scott, Livermore's first female attorney from 1894 to 1903. — — Map (db m196148) HM

57 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Waggoner House — Built: 1887 — Style: Folk Victorian —

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

58 ► California, Alameda County, Livermore — Zimmerman-Mourterot House — Built: 1929 — Style: Craftsman Bungalow —

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

59 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Acorn Industrial — Food & Ships —

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

60 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Cleveland Heights — Cleveland Cascade —

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

61 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Latham Square —

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

62 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lakeside Park — Bowling Greens and Clubhouse —

Designated a protected feature of the Lakeside Park and Wildlife Refuge A City of Oakland Landmark Clubhouse constructed 1926 Green No1 Dedicated 12 Jun 1912 Green No2 Dedicated 13 Oct 1923 Green No3 Dedicated 23 Mar 1935 Mosaics by . . . — — Map (db m218476) HM

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63 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakland Ave - Harrison St — Connell Motor Company —

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

64 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 22 — Autocar Sales & Service Co. —

Designer: A.W. Smith Construction Date: 1920, Remodeled 2019 Architectural Style: Early 20th century commercial The Autocare Sales & Service Co. showroom with a service garage was built here in 1920. Autocar’s central location . . . — — Map (db m227689) HM

65 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 10 — C.L. Greeno Pacific Coast Headquarters —

Designer: W.K. Owen Construction Date: 1923 Architectural Style: early 20th century with Beaux Arts and Arts and Crafts elements The C. L. Greeno Company built this elaborate Pacific Coast Headquarters to receive upholstery and . . . — — Map (db m227691) HM

66 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — Fourth Street Circa 1962 —

The District’s Fourth Street streetscape has changed very little since 1954, the beginning of the period that qualifies the District for the National Register. The later warehouses beginning at the northeast corner of Fourth and Harrison Streets and . . . — — Map (db m228118) HM

67 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 26 — George A. Posey Tube Oakland Portal —

Designe: Henry H. Meyers Construction Date: 1925-28 Architectural Style: Beaux Arts derivative/Art Deco The Oakland Portal’s elaborate Beaux Arts façade conceals eight massive fans that draw in fresh air to the Posey Tube, an . . . — — Map (db m227915) HM

68 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 18 — Oakland Plumbing Supply, P.E. O’Hair & Co. —

Designer: Edward A. Eames Construction Date: 1929, Remodeled 1998 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Beaux Arts elements This building was one of the few built in the District during the 1920s that did not . . . — — Map (db m227914) HM

69 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 24 — 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 . . . — — Map (db m228121) HM

70 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 21 — Prime Smoked Meats —

Designer: Donald K. Olsen Builder: Edward Smith Construction Date: 1953, addition 1967 Architectural Style: Mid 20th century utilitarian Built in 1953 as a restaurant and warehouse for Davidson Port Products, this warehouse . . . — — Map (db m227687) HM

71 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 3 — S&W Fine Foods Warehouse —

Marker One: Designer: Hugh C. White Construction Date: 1926-27, remodeled 1994 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Gothic and Art Deco elements The 1927 S&W Fine Foods warehouse was renamed Tower . . . — — Map (db m227684) HM

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72 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 7 — Safeway Stores Corporate Headquarters —

Designer: Couchot, Rosenwald & Roeth Construction Date: 1929-30, remodeled 2000-01 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Beaux Arts elements Sirloin steak sold for 20 cents a pound when Safeway Stores . . . — — Map (db m228134) HM

73 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 25 — Saroni Wholesale Sugar & Rice —

Designer: R. Vane Woods Construction Date: 1922, remodeled 1992 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian The Saroni family were San Francisco candy makers and sugar wholesalers who lost their home and business in the . . . — — Map (db m228119) HM

74 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 23 — United Grocers Ltd. Warehouse —

Designer: Unknown Builder: Nick Wierh Construction Date: 1926, replaced 2004 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian Before condominiums were built on this corner, a large one-story warehouse housed many . . . — — Map (db m227693) HM

75 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 1 — W.P. Fuller and Co. Warehouse —

Designer: Walter D. Reed Construction Date: 1914, additions 1937, 1945 & 1950 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian W.P. Fuller paint company built and occupied the District’s first warehouse, distributing paint and . . . — — Map (db m228127) HM

76 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 33 — Western Pacific Freight Depot —

The photo above overlays the 1909 Western Pacific Freight Depot in its original location, arguably the catalyst for developing the Waterfront Warehouse District as an intermodal Distribution hub. After winning a legal challenge to Southern . . . — — Map (db m228122) HM

77 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Waterfront Warehouse District — 9 — Western States Grocery —

Designer: Couchot, Rosenwald & Roeth Construction Date: 1926, remodeled 1991 Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian Western States Grocery Company roasted over 250,000 pounds of coffee a year in the basement of this . . . — — Map (db m227692) HM

78 ► California, Alameda County, Piedmont — Faux Bois Benches — Stickwork Style a Tradition since 1877 —

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

79 ► California, Alameda County, Piedmont — The Cascade — Creating a Lush Tropical Paradise in Piedmont —

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

80 ► California, Alameda County, Piedmont — The Maze — English Hedge Maze Popular in Early 1900s —

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

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81 ► California, Alameda County, Pleasanton — Johnston Building —

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

82 ► California, Alameda County, Pleasanton — Larkin Locke House —

First constable of Pleasanton This house is one of Pleasanton's earliest examples of Craftsman style architecture Built 1911 — — Map (db m193939) HM

83 ► California, Alameda County, Pleasanton, Verona — Once a Hilltop Castle — Another Hearst Legacy —

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

84 ► California, Alameda County, San Leandro — A Zoo, a Monkey, and a Mansion Here Too! — Lake Chabot Historical Walk —

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

85 ► California, Alpine County, Markleeville — Alpine County Courthouse —

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

86 ► California, Amador County, Ione — 867 — Preston Castle —

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

87 ► California, Amador County, Jackson — Sesquicentennial Court House Site —

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

88 ► California, Amador County, Jackson — NR07000507 — William J. Paugh House —

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

89 ► California, Butte County, Chico — The Historic Home of Annie and John Bidwell — A House With a Style —

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

90 ► California, Butte County, Chico — The Life and Times of John Bidwell — An Amazing Life and Legacy —

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

91 ► California, Calaveras County, Murphys — Murphys' Oldest Wooden Home —

This home was built by Charles A. and Catherine Caswell Curtis in July 1853. The home comprised four rooms and side porches. The original canvas ceiling was later covered with pine. The original pine plank flooring and cellar both still exist today. . . . — — Map (db m218940) HM

92 ► California, Contra Costa County, Concord — 515 — Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe —

Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe, circa 1846. Concord Historical Landmark 1-14-76/4. California Landmark No. 515. — — Map (db m240403) HM

93 ► California, Contra Costa County, Danville — Cabral House — Mid 1930s —

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

94 ► California, Contra Costa County, Danville — Podva Farmhouse — Late 1900's —

This Victorian style house was built around 1885 and was purchased by Adolphus Podva and Mary Alma McPherson for ten gold coins. In 1911, one of their three sons, Roger and his wife Ruby May Oswill, purchased it and lived there until 1977. Ruby May . . . — — Map (db m202118) HM

95 ► California, Contra Costa County, Orinda — 1923 Miss Graham's Riding Academy —

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

96 ► California, Contra Costa County, Orinda — Paul Hamilton House —

Historic Landmark The Paul Hamilton House 1951 City of Orinda — — Map (db m221045) HM

97 ► California, Contra Costa County, Orinda — The Orinda Theatre, 1941 —

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

98 ► California, Contra Costa County, Pittsburg — California Theatre —

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

99 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond, Point Richmond — Our Lady of Mercy Church — 301 West Richmond Avenue — 1902 —

Mass has been offered in Point Richmond since 1900. Our Lady of Mercy became a parish in the summer of 1902, and Father Martin P. Scanlan was the first pastor. The contract for both the church and rectory was awarded to architect Etienne A. Garin in . . . — — Map (db m226280) HM

100 ► California, Contra Costa County, San Ramon — The Boone House — Forest Home Farms Historic Park — Celebrate San Ramon's History —

Minnie Boone purchased Forest Home Farms in 1899. The Boone House was built in 1900 and is a Dutch Colonial style home with 5375 square feet and 22 rooms. The older north wing of the home is Gothic style and pre-dates the Boone’s ownership to the . . . — — Map (db m202102) HM

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