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This is a list of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California. "Berkeley Landmarks", "Structures of Merit", and "Historic Districts" are a classification given by the City of Berkeley for buildings or areas of local historic importance. As of 2022, there are 346 listed landmarks by the city of Berkeley. Many of the properties have also received recognition at the federal level by inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or by designation as National Historic Landmarks.

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List of Berkeley Landmarks

# Name Image Address Date Description
1 Berkeley City Hall Banner at City hall (36490644160).jpg 2134 Grove Street (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Way) December 15, 1975 37°52′09″N 122°16′24″W / 37.8691°N 122.2733°W / 37.8691; -122.2733 (Old Berkeley City Hall)

also called Old Berkeley City Hall, and the Maudelle Shirek Building starting in 2007

2 Berkeley Women's City Club Berkeley Women's City Club (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2315 Durant Avenue December 15, 1975 now the Berkeley City Club
3 Town and Gown Club Upload image 2401 Dwight Way December 15, 1975 designed by Bernard Maybeck
4 William R. Thorsen House Thorsen House.jpg 2307 Piedmont Avenue December 15, 1975 now Sigma Phi Society Chapter House
5 First Church of Christ, Scientist (Berkeley, California) First Church of Christ Scientist.jpg 2619 Dwight Way December 15, 1975
6 Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1823 Ninth Street December 15, 1975
7 Westminster Presbyterian Church Upload image 926 Hearst Avenue December 15, 1975
8 St. John’s Presbyterian Church St. John's Presbyterian Church (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2640 College Avenue December 15, 1975 designed by Julia Morgan
9 Rose Walk Rose Walk, Berkeley, California.png 2500 block of Rose Walk, between Euclid and Le Roy Avenues December 15, 1975 designed by Bernard Maybeck
10 Park Congregational Church Upload image 1802 Fairview Street June 21, 1976 now South Berkeley Community Church
11 Edward F. Niehaus House 839 Channing Way June 21, 1976
12 Captain Charles C. Boudrow House Upload image 1536 Oxford Street June 21, 1976
13 Napoleon Bonaparte Byrne House & Grounds Upload image 1301 Oxford Street June 21, 1976 house was destroyed by fires in 1984 and 1985; and demolished in 1988.
14 Joseph W. Harris House Upload image 2300 Le Conte Avenue June 21, 1976
15 Andrew Cowper Lawson House Upload image 1515 La Loma Avenue August 16, 1976 house for Andrew Cowper Lawson
16 Drawing Building (Naval Architecture Building) Upload image Hearst Avenue, University of California, Berkeley campus October 18, 1976 now Richard C. Blum Hall
17 Senior Hall Senior Hall (Berkeley, CA).JPG Behind the Faculty Club, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 also known as Senior Men’s Hall; and Golden Bear Lodge; designed by John Galen Howard
18 Berkeley Day Nursery Berkeley Day Nursery (Berkeley, CA).jpg 2031 Sixth Street February 22, 1977 now West Berkeley Children’s Center
19 John Galen Howard House Upload image 1401 Le Roy Avenue March 21, 1977 also known as the Gregory–Howard House
20 Golden Sheaf Bakery Golden Sheaf Bakery (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2071 Addison Street October 17, 1977 designed by Clinton Day
21 Borja House Upload image 1629 Fifth Street December 19, 1977 also known as Jucksch Cottage
22 Barker Block Upload image 2486 Shattuck Avenue January 16, 1978
23 The Studio Building Studio Building (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2045 Shattuck Avenue May 15, 1978 formerly The Berkeley Hotel
24 Fox Court Fox Court (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1472–1478 University Avenue November 20, 1978
25 Bonita Apartments Upload image 1940 University Avenue January 15, 1979
26 Bonita Hall (Berkeley Bay Commons) Upload image 1912–1918 Bonita Avenue February 20, 1979
27 Jeremiah T. Burke House Upload image 2911 Russell Street May 14, 1979 it housed the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum from 1966 to 2009.
28 Manuel Silva House Upload image 1824 Fifth Street May 14, 1979
29 Morse Block (Donogh Arms) Upload image 2276 Shattuck Avenue June 18, 1979
30 Samuel C. Clark Cottage Upload image 2009 Berkeley Way July 16, 1979 also known as Morning Glory House and Dick Moore’s House
31 Toverii Tuppa (Finnish Hall) Toveri Tupa (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1819 Tenth Street July 16, 1979
32 Charles W. Heywood House Upload image 1808 Fifth Street September 17, 1979
33 College Women's Club College Women's Club (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2680 Bancroft Way November 19, 1979 now the Bancroft Hotel
34 Upload image
35 Delaware Street Historic District Delaware Street Historic District.jpg 800 Block of Delaware Street and 1801 Fifth Street December 17, 1979 Historic District West Berkeley Garden
36 Miss Eleanor M. Smith House & Cottage Upload image 2529–2527 Hillegass Avenue January 17, 1980
37 Garfield Junior High School Garfield Intermediate School (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1414 Walnut Street May 20, 1980 1915 building by Ernest Coxhead. It was also known as Garfield Intermediate School, and was part of the Berkeley Unified School District administration. It is now the Jewish Community Center.
38 United States Post Office Berkeley - US Post Office-19.jpg 2000 Allston Way June 16, 1980 Civic Center Historic District
39 Webb Block Upload image 1985 Ashby Avenue December 6, 2004 also known as Hudson's Antiques
40 Boone’s University School Boone's University School (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2029 Durant Avenue March 16, 1981
41 S. H. Kress & Co. Building Kressberkeley.jpg 2036 Shattuck Avenue April 20, 1981
42 State Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind State Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb & Blind (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2601 Warring Street September 21, 1981 formerly California Schools for the Deaf and Blind; now Clark Kerr Campus
43 William T. Such Building Upload image 2140 Oxford Street August 17, 1981 now Oxford Hall
44 Corder Building Corder Building (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2300–2350 Shattuck Avenue October 29, 1981 formerly Shattuck Apartments; Whitecotton Building; Witter Building
45 Anna Head School Anna Head School for Girls (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2538 Channing Way November 16, 1981 formerly Miss Head’s Preparatory School for Girls
46 Haviland Hall Haviland Hall (Berkeley, CA).JPG University of California, Berkeley campus November 16, 1981
47 James Edgar House Upload image 2437 Dwight Way December 21, 1981 listed as a "Structure of Merit"
48 First Unitarian Church First Unitarian Church (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2401 Bancroft Way November 16, 1981
49 Fred Turner Building Upload image 2546 Bancroft Way December 21, 1981 designed by Julia Morgan
50 Richfield Oil Co. Station Upload image 1952 Oxford Street December 21, 1981 demolished by U.C. in late 2021 for the Gateway student housing project.
51 Masonic Temple Masonic Temple (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2105 Bancroft Way January 20, 1982
52 First Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Upload image 936 Channing Way February 22, 1982 now known as Grace Baptist Church
53 Mercantile Trust Co. Upload image 2959 College Avenue March 15, 1982 now known as Wells Fargo Bank, designed by John Galen Howard
54 Bartine Carrington House Upload image 1029 Addison Street March 15, 1982 "Structure of Merit",
55 Odd Fellows' Temple Upload image 2288 Fulton Street April 19, 1982
56 Berkeley Public Library Berkeley Public Library (Kittredge St., Berkeley, CA).JPG 2090 Kittredge Street April 19, 1982
57 Strand Theater Upload image 2966 College Avenue May 24, 1982 now Elmwood Theater
58 Lorin Theater Upload image 3332 Adeline Street May 24, 1982 now Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church
59 Phi Delta Theta Chapter House Phi Delta Theta Chapter House (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2717 Hearst Avenue May 24, 1982
60 Young-Ghego House (Heywood-Ghego House) Upload image 1809–1811 Fourth Street June 21, 1982
61 Hillside School Hillside School (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1581 Le Roy Avenue June 21, 1982
62 South Berkeley Bank Upload image 3286 Adeline Street July 19, 1982 now a Wells Fargo Bank
63 India Block Upload image 3250 Adeline Street July 19, 1982
64 Carlson’s Block Upload image 3228 Adeline Street July 19,1982
65 Cloyne Court Hotel CloyneCt1.jpg 2600 Ridge Road November 15, 1982 designed by John Galen Howard
66 Beta Theta Pi Chapter House Upload image 2607 Hearst Avenue November 15, 1982 designed by Ernest Coxhead, now the Goldman School of Public Policy
67 Captain Maury House Upload image 1317 Shattuck Avenue December 20, 1982
68 Acheson Physicians' Building Upload image 2131 University Avenue January 17, 1983
69 Shattuck Hotel Downtown Berkeley Shattuck Hotel.jpg 2200–2240 Shattuck Avenue May 16, 1983, and November 9, 1987 the CA State Historic Resources Inventory

Designation expanded in 1987 to include entire block.

70 Knox Presbyterian Church Upload image 2108 Russell Street June 21, 1983 now the Church by the Side of the Road; "Structure of Merit"
71 John Muir School Upload image 2955 Claremont Avenue July 18, 1983
72 Hillside Club Street Improvements in the Daley’s Scenic Park Tract Upload image Hillside Club Street July 18, 1983 includes Annie’s Oak
73 Fidelity Guaranty Building and Loan Association Building Upload image 2323 Shattuck Avenue October 17, 1983
74 Howard Automobile Co. Showroom Upload image 2140 Durant Avenue October 17, 1983
75 Charles R. Brown House Upload image 1614 Sixth Stree November 21, 1983
76 Mikkelsen and Berry Building Upload image 2124–2126 Center Street December 19, 1983
77 Thornburg Village (or Normandy Village) Upload image 1781–1851 Spruce Street December 19, 1983
78 Shattuck Square Building Upload image 48, 82 Shattuck Square February 27, 1984
79 Samuel G. Davis House Upload image 2547 Channing Way February 27, 1984
80 Tupper and Reed Building Tupper & Reed Building (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2271–2275 Shattuck Avenue March 19, 1984
81 Morrill Apartments Upload image 2429–2437 Shattuck Avenue at Haste Street May 21, 1984
82 Whittier School Upload image 1645 Milvia Street June 25, 1984 Interior renovations in 1994
83 Claremont District Public Improvements Upload image Claremont Avenue, The Uplands, Hillcrest Avenue, Brookside Avenue October 15, 1984
84 People’s Park Peoples Park in Berkeley on April 3 2021.jpg 2526 Haste Street/2448 Bowditch Street/2551 Dwight Way November 19, 1984
85 Chamber of Commerce Building Chamber of Commerce Building, (Berkeley, CA).JPG 2140–2144 Shattuck Avenue at Center Street December 17, 1984 Conservation easement held by CA Preservation Foundation
86 Mason-McDuffie Building Upload image 2101 Shattuck Avenue January 21, 1985
87 Warren Cheney House and Cheney Cottage Upload image 2241 & 2243 College Avenue, University of California, Berkeley campus September 17, 1990 demolished in 2010 and the Cheney Cottage was moved to 1632 62nd Street
88 Federal Land Bank Upload image 2180 Milvia Street April 15, 1985 part of the Civic Center Historic District; formerly the Farm Credit Administration and Civic Center Building
89 Veterans' Memorial Building USA-Berkeley-Veterans Memorial Building-1.jpg 1931 Center Street April 15, 1985 part of the Civic Center Historic District
90 Samuel Hume House Upload image 2900 Buena Vista Way June 17, 1985
91 Public Amenities (Northerly Gateways) Upload image Claremont Avenue October 15, 1984
92 Captain Higgins' Temperance Grocery Store Upload image 834 Delaware Street June 17, 1985
93 Berkeley Municipal Incinerator Upload image 1120 Second Street July 15, 1985
94 Weisbrod Building Upload image 2001 San Pablo Avenue July 15, 1985 "Structure of Merit"
95 William E. Colby House Upload image 2901 Channing Way July 15, 1985 designed by Julia Morgan
96 Fullen Market Building Upload image 1523–1531 San Pablo Avenue July 15, 1985
97 Durkee Famous Foods Plant Upload image 2900 Fifth Street August 6, 1985
98 Suendermann Plumbing Co. Upload image 921 University Avenue November 18, 1985
99 Mercantile Trust Company Upload image 2959 College Avenue March 15, 1982
100 Benjamin Ide Wheeler House and Garden Upload image 1820 Scenic Avenue January 13, 1986
101 Manasse-Block Tanning Company Manasse-Block-001.JPG 1300 Fourth Street April 21, 1986
102 Cooper Woodworking Building and American Photoplayer Co. Upload image 1250–1260 Addison Street April 21, 1986
103 Upload image
104 G. Paul Bishop Studio Upload image 2125 Durant Avenue July 21, 1986
105 Kennedy-Nixon House Upload image 1537 Euclid Avenue July 21, 1986
106 Kawneer Manufacturing Company Upload image 2547 Eighth Street July 21, 1986
107 Maria Marsh House Upload image 2308 Durant Avenue August 18, 1986
108 Davis-Harmes House Upload image 1828 Fifth Street September 15, 1986 moved in the 1960s from 733 Hearst Avenue
109 McCreary-Greer House Upload image 2318 Durant Avenue August 18, 1986
110 U.S. Realty Corporation Building Upload image 2101–2109 University Avenue September 15, 1986 or MacFarlane Building; formerly "Structure of Merit"
111 J.J. Pfister Knitting Mill Upload image 2600–2602 Eighth Street November 17, 1986
112 H.J. Heinz Building Kala Art Institute.jpg 2900 San Pablo Avenue November 17, 1986 H.J. Heinz Company Factory for the Heinz Company
113 Allanoke Upload image 1777 Le Roy Avenue November 17, 1986 also known as Allen G. Freeman House, and Robert Sibley House
114 California Ink Company Industrial Site Upload image 1326–1404 Fourth Street November 17, 1986
115 Haste Street Annex of McKinley School Upload image 2419 Haste Street (now 2407 Dana Street) January 26, 1987 "Structure of Merit"
116 Judge Benjamin Ferris House Upload image 2314 Dwight Way January 26, 1987 the first Alta Bates Hospital
117 Old Jefferson Elementary School Upload image 1475 Rose Street March 16, 1987 "Structure of Merit"
118 The Berkeley Inn Upload image 2501 Haste Street November 9, 1987 designed by Joseph Cather Newsom; damaged by fires in 1986 and 1990; now demolished.
119 Hunrick Grocery Upload image 2211 Rose Street September 19, 1988 "Structure of Merit"; demolished in 2004 and façade reconstructed in 2005
120 Bowles Hall and Charter Hill Bowleshall.jpg Centennial Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus October 17, 1988 designed by George W. Kelham
121 Maurer House Upload image 1448 Sixth Street November 21, 1988 "Structure of Merit"; demolished
122 City Hall Annex Upload image 1835 Allston Way November 21, 1988 formerly "Structure of Merit"
123 Berkeley Tennis Club Upload image 2624 Hillegass Avenue May 15, 1989
124 Byron Jackson Iron Works Upload image 700–730 Parker Street, Bldg. 12 December 18, 1989 "Structure of Merit"; formerly Cutter Laboratories; demolished
125 John Albert Marshall House No. 3 Upload image 2744 Telegraph Avenue September 18, 1989 now the Rose Garden Inn
126 John Albert Marshall House No. 4 Upload image 2740 Telegraph Avenue September 18, 1989 now the Rose Garden Inn
127 John Woolley House Upload image 2506 Dwight Way October 16, 1989
128 Ernest L. Loring House Loring House (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1730 Spruce Street October 16, 1989 also known as Loring House
129 Kappa Sigma Chapter House Upload image 2220 Piedmont Avenue July 6, 1992 demolished in 1992 to construct the Haas School of Business
130 Piedmont Way Piedmont Ave1915.jpg 2200–2499 Piedmont Avenue February 22, 1990
131 Downtown YMCA Berkeley Historic Civic Center District-2.jpg 2001 Allston Way February 22, 1990 for Young Men’s Christian Association
132 Upload image
133 Upload image
134 Kerna Maybeck Gannon House Upload image 2780 Buena Vista Way March 19, 1990 also known as Annie Maybeck House
135 Upload image
136 Sigma Pi Chapter House Upload image 2395 Piedmont Avenue May 21, 1990 now Phi Gamma Delta
137 Sutliff Rock (Picnic Rock) Upload image 550 Santa Rosa Avenue May 21, 1990 "Site of Merit"
138 Arthur Ayers House Upload image 2528 Benvenue Avenue June 18, 1990
139 Morrison House Upload image 2532 Benvenue Avenue June 18, 1990 "Structure of Merit"
140 Weltevreden Upload image 1755 Le Roy Avenue August 20, 1990 formerly Volney D. Moody House, and now Tellefsen Hall; "Structure of Merit"
141 Upload image
142 Ernest V. Cowell Memorial Hospital Upload image 2215 College Avenue, University of California, Berkeley campus November 19, 1990 demolished in 1993 to construct the Haas School of Business
143 Luther M. Williamson Building Upload image 2120–2124 Dwight Way February 25, 1991
144 Williams Building Upload image 2126–2128 Dwight Way February 25, 1991
145 Davis-Byrne Building FRONT OF DAVIS-BYRNE BUILDING FROM ACROSS DWIGHT WAY, LOOKING SOUTH. - Davis-Byrne Building, 2134-2140 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA HABS CAL,1-BERK,3-2.tif 2138–2140 Dwight Way February 25, 1991
146 Durant Hall Durant Hall (Berkeley, CA).JPG Sather Road, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 formerly Boalt Hall; designed by John Galen Howard
147 California Hall California Hall (Berkeley, CA).JPG Sather Road, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard
148 Doe Memorial Library Audience on Memorial Glade for Cold War Kids concert at Cal Day 2010 7.JPG University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard
149 Founders' Rock FoundersRock.JPG Hearst Avenue, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991
150 Giannini Hall Giannini Hall (Berkeley, CA).JPG University Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991
151 Room 307, Gilman Hall Gilman Hall, UC Berkeley - Front Entrance.jpg Campus Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 building designed by John Galen Howard; Room 307 was where chemist Glenn T. Seaborg and his coworkers identified plutonium
152 Hearst Memorial Mining Building Hearst Memorial Mining Building (Berkeley, CA).JPG Mining Circle, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard
153 Hearst Greek Theatre Hearst Greek Theatre (Berkeley, CA).JPG Gayley Road, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard
154 Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Gymnasium for Women Cal, Hearst Gym - 52784031981.jpg Bancroft Way, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan; also known as Hearst Gymnasium for Women
155 Hilgard Hall Hilgard Hall-12.jpg University Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991
156 Faculty Club and Glade Faculty Club (Berkeley, CA).jpg Faculty Glade, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by Bernard Maybeck
157 Sather Gate and Bridge Sather Gate.Jpg University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard
158 Sather Tower and Esplanade Berkeley200712.jpeg Esplanade Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 also known as the Campanile
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160 South Hall South Hall revised.jpg West Esplanade Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991
161 University House University House (Berkeley, CA).JPG Hearst Avenue, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by Albert Pissis; formerly the President’s Mansion and now the Chancellor’s House
162 Wellman Hall Wellman Hall (Berkeley, CA).JPG University Drive, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard; also known as Agriculture Hall
163 Wheeler Hall Campus Historic District 777 (cropped).jpg Campanile Way, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard
164 St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church and Grounds Upload image 1600–1640 Addison Street March 18, 1991 site of Presentation High School; grotto demolished
165 Upload image
166 West Berkeley Macaroni Factory Upload image 2215 Fifth Street January 28, 1991 "Structure of Merit"
167 Upload image
168 Elks Club Upload image 2018 Allston Way October 7, 1991
169 Joseph Alphonso House Upload image 1814 Sixth Street June 15, 1992
170 Roberts Studio Upload image 2134 Allston Way January 6, 1992 later known as the Berkeley Community YWCA
171 Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center Ashkenaz.jpg 1317 San Pablo Avenue September 8, 1992
172 West Berkeley YMCA Upload image 2009 Tenth Street January 6, 1992 "Structure of Merit"
173 The Temple of Wings Temple of Wings, Berkeley.png 2800 Buena Vista Way January 6, 1992 also known as the Charles C. Boynton House; originally designed by Bernard Maybeck
174 Orchard Lane Upload image Panoramic Hill January 6, 1992
175 Northbrae Public Improvements Aerialnorthbrae.jpg Northbrae February 3, 1992 includes Marin Circle, paths, parks, and stone monuments; designed by landscape architect and professor, R. E. Mansell
176 Thomas Andrews House Upload image 1812 Sixth Street June 15, 1992
177 Edwards Stadium and Field Edwards Stadium.jpg Bancroft Way at Fulton Street, University of California, Berkeley campus November 2, 1992
178 Edward Brakenridge House (Bonita House) Upload image 1410 Bonita Avenue October 6, 1992 designed by Ira A. Boynton
179 Berkeley Community Theater Berkeley Community Theater.jpg 300 block of Allston Way, Berkeley High School campus December 7, 1992 also known as the Little Theater, Berkeley High School Shop & Science Buildings; Civic Center Historic District and Berkeley High School Campus Historic District
180 Hotel Durant Hotel Durant in Berkeley.jpg 2600 Durant Avenue February 1, 1993 "Structure of Merit"
181 Heywood Building Upload image 2014–2018 Shattuck Avenue April 12, 1993
182 Bancroft Apartments Upload image 2126 Bancroft Way April 12, 1993 also known as Waste and Clark Apartments
183 Charles W. Woodworth House Upload image 2237 Carleton Street September 7, 1993
184 Thousand Oaks Elementary School Upload image 840 Colusa Street December 6, 1993 demolished in 1997 to make way for new school buildings
185 Underwood Building Upload image 2110–2114 Addison Street November 1, 1993 also known as Virginia Apartments; "Structure of Merit"
186 Elmer Buckman House Upload image 920 Shattuck Avenue June 6, 1994
187 Armstrong College Upload image 2220 Harold Way September 6, 1994
188 Upload image
189 Berkeley Municipal Rose Garden Berkeley Rose Garden.jpg Euclid Avenue between Bay View Place and Eunice Street March 3, 1995
190 Everett Glass House Upload image 70 Twain Avenue April 3, 1995
191 La Loma Steps Upload image Pathway linking 1500 block of Le Roy Avenue & 2500 block of Buena Vista Way October 2, 1995
192 Upload image
193 Harmon Gymnasium Upload image Bancroft Way, University of California, Berkeley campus September 3, 1996 designed by George W. Kelham; altered beyond recognition in 1999 when reconstructed as Haas Pavilion
194 Jensen House Upload image 1675 La Loma Avenue October 7, 1996
195 University Of California, Berkeley Campus Landscape Features Upload image University of California, Berkeley campus November 4, 1996
196 Longfellow School Upload image 1500 Derby Street December 2, 1996
197 Framat Lodge #405 of the Vasa Order of America Upload image 1900 Addison Street April 7, 1997
198 Charles John Dickman House and Cottages Upload image 2549, 2551, 2551B, 2553, 2555 & 2555B Benvenue Avenue July 7, 1997
199 Harley and Villa Wiley House and Cottages Upload image 2545 Benvenue Avenue July 7, 1997
200 Jennie C. Smith House Upload image 2539 Benvenue Avenue July 7, 1997
201 Dr. Cornelius Beach Bradley House Upload image 2639 Durant Avenue November 3, 1997 now the Theta Xi Chapter House
202 Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park Upload image between Allston Way, MLK Jr. Way and Center Street November 3, 1997 Civic Center Historic District
203 Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley House Upload image 2683 Le Conte Avenue February 2, 1998
204 George Edwards House Upload image 2530 Dwight Way April 6, 1998
205 Berkeley Farm Creamery Upload image 2108–2116 Allston Way June 1, 1998 formerly John Hinkel Livery Stable, S. J. Sill Warehouse, and American Red Cross; "Structure of Merit"; demolished in 1999
206 Josiah J. Rose-Goldsmith House Upload image 2919 Lorina Street September 8, 1998
207 Hobart Hall Upload image 2606 Dwight Way September 8, 1998 also known as Baptist Divinity School; designed by Julia Morgan
208 Euclid Apartments Upload image 1865 Euclid Avenue September 8, 1998 designed by John Galen Howard
209 Merton Joseph Congdon House Upload image 2527 Piedmont Avenue November 2, 1998 "Structure of Merit"
210 Spenger’s Fish Grotto Spengers Fish Grotto.jpg 1915–1955 Fourth Street November 2, 1998
211 Fox Common Fox Court (Berkeley, CA).JPG 1670–1676 University Avenue December 7, 1998
212 Civic Center Historic District Upload image between Center Street & Allston Way, Milvia Street & Martin Luther King Jr. Way December 7, 1998 also known as Berkeley Civic Center Historic District
213 North Berkeley Congregational Church Upload image 2138 Cedar Street January 4, 1999 also known as Grace North Church, and Christ Church East Bay
214 Theta Xi Chapter House Upload image 1730 La Loma Avenue January 4, 1999 now Kingman Hall
215 Baptist Divinity School BBDS-pordo-1.jpg 2606 Dwight Way February 1, 1999 also known as American Baptist Seminary of the West
216 Rose and William Berteaux Cottage Upload image 2612 Channing Way June 7, 1999 moved in 2001 to 2350 Bowditch Street
217 Charles H. Rieber House Upload image 15 Canyon Road June 7, 1999 designed by Ernest Coxhead
218 George Lewis Bell House Upload image 2118 Marin Avenue August 2, 1999
219 The Brasfield Upload image 2520 Durant Avenue September 13, 1999 also known as Beau Sky Hotel, and the Blue Sky Hotel
220 Ellen Blood House Upload image 2508 Regent Street September 13, 1999 also known as Tompkins House; "Structure of Merit"; moved in 2014 from 2526 Durant Avenue
221 The Albra Upload image 2530–2534 Durant Avenue September 13, 1999 "Structure of Merit"
222 Robcliff Apartment House Upload image 2515 Channing Way September 13, 1999 "Structure of Merit"
223 Epworth Hall Upload image 2521 Channing Way September 13, 1999
224 Alexander C. Stuart House Upload image 2524 Dwight Way September 13, 1999
225 Vine Street Pumping Plant Upload image 2113 Vine Street October 4, 1999
226 Casa Bonita Apartments Upload image 2605 Haste Street November 1, 1999
227 F. D. Chase Building Upload image 2107–2111 Shattuck Avenue January 3, 2000 "Structure of Merit"
228 Berkeley Shellmound Upload image three blocks bounded by University Avenue, Hearst Avenue, I-880 and Fourth Street February 7, 2000
229 Westminster House and Grounds Upload image 2700 Bancroft Way April 3, 2000 also known as Unitas House
230 Swink House, Cottage and Garden Upload image 1525–1529 Shattuck Avenue May 1, 2000 "Structure of Merit"
231 John Hunter House Upload image 2418 California Street June 5, 2000 "Structure of Merit"; also listed as John Hopkins Spring Estate
232 Unit 1 U.C. dormitories Upload image Durant Avenue September 2000 designed by Warnecke and Warnecke
233 Unit 2 U.C. dormitories Upload image Haste Street September 2000 designed by Warnecke and Warnecke
234 J. Gorman and Son Building Upload image 2599 Telegraph Avenue December 4, 2000
235 Ralph White House Upload image 1841 Marin Avenue January 8, 2001
236 Elizabeth M. Kenney Cottage Upload image 2214 Addison Street (now in storage) February 5, 2001 also known as Kenney-Meinheit Cottage; moved to 1725 University Avenue in 1906; moved to 1275 University Avenue in 2003; dismantled and stored in October 2018
237 Southern Pacific Railroad Station Berkeley station building, June 2018.JPG 700 University Avenue March 5, 2001
238 John Hinkel Park John Hinkel Park, Berkeley.jpg Southampton Avenue April 2, 2001
239 Walter H. Farley House Upload image 147 Tunnel Road July 9, 2001 "Structure of Merit"
240 John Brennan House Upload image 1124–1126 Addison Street July 9, 2001 designed by Peter Crinnion
241 Santa Fe Railway Station Berkeley ATSF station, June 2018.JPG 1310 University Avenue September 10, 2001
242 Alphonso H. Broad House and Storefronts Upload image 2115-2117-2119 Kittredge Street October 1, 2001 "Structure of Merit"
243 Berkeley Public Library, North Branch Upload image 1170 The Alameda October 1, 2001
244 La Loma Park Historic District Upload image La Loma Avenue between La Vereda Road and Buena Vista Way May 6, 2002 Historic District, including 13 houses
245 UC Theater UC Theatre,Berkeley.jpg 2036 University Avenue May 6, 2002
246 Wallace and Lucy MacGregor House Upload image 1962 Yosemite Road June 3 2002
247 City of Berkeley Corporation Yard Building Upload image 1326 Allston Way July 1, 2002
248 Jeffress House Upload image 2944 Elmwood Court "Structure of Merit"
249 J.B. Tufts House Upload image 2733 Buena Vista Way July 1, 2002 also known as Tufts House No. 3; designed by Bernard Maybeck
250 Maybeck Cottage Upload image 1 Maybeck Twin Drive December 9, 2002 designed by Bernard Maybeck
251 Carrick House and Dunster Cottages Upload image 1418 Spruce Street December 9, 2002
252 John A. Marshall-Erik O. Lindblom House Upload image 2601 Hillegass Avenue March 3, 2003 former home of Erik Lindblom
253 Brooks Apartments Upload image 2231 Shattuck Avenue April 7, 2003 also known as Amherst Hotel
254 Heywood Apartments Upload image 2119 Addison Street April 7, 2003
255 John Kueffer House Upload image 2430 Fulton Street May 5, 2003
256 West Berkeley Branch Library Upload image 1125 University Avenue May 5, 2003 "Structure of Merit"; demolished in 2012 and replaced
257 Alexandre and Marie Bertin Properties Upload image 1952 University Avenue June 2, 2003 "Structure of Merit"
258 Alexandre and Marie Bertin Properties Upload image 1960 University Avenue June 2, 2003 "Structure of Merit"
259 Bertha Bossé Cottage (southern) Upload image 2426 Fulton Street May 5, 2003
260 Bertha Bossé Cottage (northern) Upload image 2424 Fulton Street June 2, 2003
261 Stuart Daggett House Upload image 1427 Hawthorne Terrace July 14, 2003
262 Frederick A. Thomas House Upload image 883 Arlington Avenue July 14, 2003 designed by Julia Morgan
263 Wright Block Upload image 2161 Shattuck Avenue September 8, 2003
264 Concrete Grid Forms Company Upload image 3075 Telegraph Avenue September 8, 2003 demolished in 2004, but four exterior panels were stored
265 Harry H. Webb House Upload image 2935 Otis Street October 8, 2003 "Structure of Merit"
266 Hillside Club Hillside Club, Berkeley exterior 2.JPG 2286 Cedar Street January 12, 2004
267 Mrs. Edmund P. King Building Upload image 2502 Dwight Way January 12, 2004 also known as King Building
268 George Morgan Building Upload image 2053 Berkeley Way January 12, 2004
269 Albert E. Montgomery House Upload image 45 Oak Ridge Road February 2, 2004
270 Sisterna Historic District Upload image between Fifth St. (west), Addison St. (north), Sixth St. (east), and Allston Way (south) March 1, 2004 "Historic District"
271 Soda Water Works Building Upload image 2509–2513 Telegraph Avenue April 12, 2004
272 University of California Press Building Upload image 2120 Oxford Street June 7, 2004
273 S. J. Sill & Co. Grocery and Hardware Store Upload image 2145 University Avenue (formerly 2139) June 7, 2004
274 Martha E. Sell Building Upload image 2154–2160 University Avenue June 7, 2004
275 Ernest Alva Heron Building Upload image 2136–2140 University Avenue July 12, 2004
276 Frederick H. Dakin Warehouse Upload image 2750 Adeline Street August 9, 2004 building has been altered after 2004
277 Edgar Jensen House Upload image 1650 La Vereda Road December 6, 2004
278 Webb Block Upload image 1985 Ashby Avenue December 6, 2004
279 Standard Die and Specialty Company Upload image 2701 Eighth Street March 7, 2005
280 Berkeley Piano Club Upload image 2724 and 2726 Haste Street March 7, 2005
281 Squires Block Upload image 2100 Vine Street May 9, 2005 "Structure of Merit"
282 Claremont Court Gate and Street Markers Upload image Claremont Blvd. at Russell St.; Claremont Ave. at Avalon Ave.; 2000 block of Forest Ave.; 2000 block of Derby St.; 2900 block of Russell St. at Oak Knoll Path May 9, 2005
283 Wallace W. Clark Building Upload image 2375–2377 Shattuck Avenue July 11, 2005
284 Alfred Bartlett Houses Upload image 2201 and 2205 Blake Street December 5, 2005
285 Oaks Theatre Upload image 1861 Solano Avenue February 2, 2006
286 Laura Belle Marsh Kluegel House Upload image 2667–2669 Le Conte Avenue April 6, 2006 designed by John Hudson Thomas
287 California Memorial Stadium Calbearzy.jpg between Piedmont Avenue and Stadium Rim Way June 1, 2006 designed by John Galen Howard
288 Elmwood Hardware Building Upload image 2947–2953 College Avenue July 6, 2006 designed by William H. Weeks
289 Marie and Frederick A. Hoffman Building Upload image 2988–2992 Adeline Street July 6, 2006 designed by Henry Ahnefeld; "Structure of Merit"
290 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Bevatron Site Upload image One Cyclotron Road, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory August 3, 2006 demolished between 2009–2012
291 Phi Kappa Psi Chapter House Upload image 770 La Loma Avenue August 3, 2006
292 Annie and Fred J. Martin House Upload image 2411 Fifth Street August 3, 2006 "Structure of Merit"
293 Clephane Building Upload image 3027 Adeline Street September 7, 2006
294 Charles A. Westenberg House Upload image 2811 Benvenue Avenue September 7, 2006 designed by Albert Dodge Coplin
295 Wallace-Sauer House Upload image 1340 Arch Street November 2, 2006
296 Ennor’s Restaurant Building Upload image 2128–2130 Center Street November 2, 2006 designed by James W. Plachek
297 Bernard and Annie Maybeck House No. 1 Upload image 1300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way February 1, 2007 designed by Bernard Maybeck
298 Berkeley Iceland Upload image 2727 Milvia Street April 5, 2007 designed by William Clement Ambrose
299 Fred and Amy Corkill House Upload image 2611 Ashby Avenue April 5, 2007 designed by Russell R. Bixby
300 Berkeley High School Gymnasium Upload image 1920 Allston Way July 5, 2007 demolished in 2012; Berkeley High School Campus Historic District
301 Cambridge Apartments Upload image 2500 Durant Avenue September 6, 2007 designed by Walter H. Ratcliff Jr.
302 Hezlett’s Silk Store Building Upload image 2277 Shattuck Avenue March 6, 2008
303 Brower Houses and David Brower Redwood Upload image 2232–2234 Haste Street August 7, 2008
304 Donald and Helen Olsen House Donald and Helen Olsen House.jpg 771 San Diego Road March 5, 2009
305 Needham-Obata Building Upload image 2525 Telegraph Avenue, 2512–2516 Regent Street June 4, 2009
306 Mobilized Women of Berkeley Building Upload image 1007 University Avenue July 20, 2009
307 Koerber Building Upload image 2054 University Avenue September 3, 2009
308 Capitol Market Building Upload image 1500 Shattuck Avenue September 3, 2009
309 University YWCA Upload image 2600 Bancroft Way May 6, 2010 designed by Joseph Esherick
310 Fish-Clark House Upload image 1545 Dwight Way August 5, 2010
311 Pelican Building (Anthony Hall) Upload image University of California, Berkeley campus February 3, 2011 designed by Joseph Esherick
312 Duncan and Jean McDuffie House Upload image 22 Roble Road March 3, 2011 designed by Willis Polk
314 University Art Museum 2626 Bancroft Way, 2625 Durant Avenue February 2, 2012 now Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
315 Mary J. Berg House Upload image 2517 Regent Street November 1, 2012 "Structure of Merit"; designed by William Garfield May
316 Harold E. Jones Child Study Center ICW Bancroft.JPG 2425 Atherton Street June 6, 2013
317 McCormack Residence Upload image 18 Alvarado Road October 3, 2013 designed by Walter H. Ratcliff Jr.
318 Lucinda Reames House No. 1 Upload image 2503 Regent Street May 1, 2014 "Structure of Merit"; designed by Albert Dodge Coplin
319 Lucinda Reames House No. 2 Upload image 2509 Regent Street May 1, 2014 "Structure of Merit"; designed by Albert Dodge Coplin
320 William Wilkinson House Upload image 2511 Regent Street October 2, 2014 "Structure of Merit"; designed by Albert Dodge Coplin
321 Channing Apartments Upload image 2409 College Avenue February 5, 2015 designed by Walter H. Ratcliff Jr.
322 Hull Undertaking Co. and Little Chapel of the Flowers Upload image 3049–3051 Adeline Street, 1905, 1909, 1911–1915 Essex Street September 3, 2015
323 Bennington Apartments Upload image 2508 Ridge Road February 4, 2016
324 Ali and Marion Yazdi Building Upload image 2910–2912 Telegraph Avenue July 7, 2016 owned formerly by Marion Carpenter Yazdi
325 Captain John Slater House Upload image 1335 Shattuck Avenue February 2, 2017 designed by Thomas J. Welsh
326 A.H. and Julia Broad House and Broad Apartment Building Upload image 2030–2032 Bancroft Way April 6, 2017 designed by Alphonso Herman Broad
327 University Laundry Upload image 2526–2530 Shattuck Avenue May 4, 2017
328 Charles H. Spear House Upload image 1905 Martin Luther King Jr. Way July 6, 2017
329 George A. Mattern/Berkeley Bank Building Upload image 2500 Shattuck Avenue February 1, 2018 "Structure of Merit"
330 Thomas and Louise Hicks House Upload image 2901 Benvenue Avenue March 1, 2018
331 George Wilson House Upload image 2415 Blake Street December 6, 2018
332 Torrey House and Torrey Cottage Upload image 1 and 5 Canyon Road December 6, 2018 designed by Ernest Coxhead; Panoramic Hill Historic District
333 Las Casitas Apartments Upload image 1619 Walnut Street June 6, 2019 designed by William Alexander Doctor; "Structure of Merit"
334 George and Ellen Blood House Upload image 1495 Euclid Avenue/2526 Hawthorne Terrace July 2, 2019 designed by Walter H. Ratcliff Jr.
335 Marsh-Sperry House Upload image 1440 Hawthorne Terrace September 5, 2019 designed by Henry Higby Gutterson
336 Sperry-McLaughlin House Upload image 1450 Hawthorne Terrace September 5, 2019 designed by Henry Higby Gutterson
337 Grace Stearns Dilley House Upload image 1399 Queens Road February 6, 2020 designed by Francis Joseph McCarthy
338 Whittemore/Woodworth House Upload image 2043 Lincoln Street March 5, 2020
339 Captain James F. and Cecilia M. Luttrell House Upload image 2328 Channing Way July 2, 2020 designed by Ira Alton Boynton
340 The Borg Building Upload image 2136–2154 San Pablo Avenue October 1, 2020
341 Steilberg House and Cottages Upload image One Orchard Lane, 1 Panoramic Way, 4 Mosswood Lane December 3, 2020 Panoramic Hill Historic District
342 Schneider-Kroeber House, also known as Semper Virens Upload image 1325 Arch Street August 5, 2021 designed by Bernard Maybeck; former home of Ursula K. Le Guin
343 Wurts-Lenfest House Upload image 2523 Piedmont Avenue February 3, 2022 "Structure of Merit"
344 James T. Stocker-Loni Ding House Upload image 1940 Hearst Avenue March 3, 2022 former home of Loni Ding
345 California Theatre California Theatre in Berkeley, California.jpg 2113 Kittredge Street May 5, 2022 closed, in 2022 it was proposed for a housing development
346 Addison and Carrie Laflin House Upload image 2119 Marin Avenue September 1, 2022 designed by Walter H. Ratcliff Jr.; "Structure of Merit"

List of Berkeley Structures of Merit

  • Old Jefferson Elementary School
  • Borja House (Jucksch Cottage)
  • Alta Bates Hospital (demolished in 1981)
  • James Edgar House
  • Bartine Carrington House
  • United Stores Realty Corp. Building
  • Old City Hall Annex
  • Knox Presbyterian Church (now Church by the Side of the Road)
  • Weisbrod Building
  • U.S. Realty Corp. Building (MacFarlane Building) (formerly a Structure of Merit)
  • Haste Street Annex of McKinley School
  • Hunrick Grocery
  • Maurer House (demolished)
  • Morrison House
  • Weltevreden
  • West Berkeley Macaroni Factory
  • West Berkeley YMCA
  • Hotel Durant
  • Underwood Building
  • Berkeley Farm Creamery (demolished in 1999)
  • Merton Joseph Congdon House
  • Ellen Blood House
  • The Albra
  • Robcliff Apartment House
  • F.D. Chase Building
  • Swink House, Cottage and Garden
  • John Hunter House
  • Elizabeth M. Kenney Cottage (moved, and dismantled in 2018)
  • Walter H. Farley House
  • Alphonso H. Broad House and Storefronts
  • Jeffress House
  • West Berkeley Branch Library (demolished 2012)
  • Alexandre and Marie Bertin Properties
  • Harry H. Webb House
  • Squires Block
  • Marie and Frederick A. Hoffman Building
  • Annie and Fred J. Martin House
  • John Boyd House
  • Mary J. Berg House
  • Lucinda Reames House No. 1 and No. 2
  • William Wilkinson House
  • George A. Mattern/Berkeley Bank Building
  • Las Casitas Apartments
  • Wurts-Lenfest House
  • Addison and Carrie Laflin House

National Historic Landmarks and Districts

  • Anna Head School for Girls - 2538 Channing Way
  • Berkeley Day Nursery - 2031 6th St.
  • Berkeley High School Historic Campus District—1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
  • Berkeley Hillside Club - 2286 Cedar St.
  • Berkeley Historic Civic Center District - Roughly bounded by McKinney Ave., Addison St., Shattuck Ave., and Kittredge St.
  • Berkeley Public Library - 2090 Kittredge St.
  • Berkeley Women's City Club - 2315 Durant Ave.
  • Boone's University School - 2029 Durant Ave.
  • Bowles Hall - Stadium and Gayley Way
  • California Hall - Oxford St.
  • Chamber of Commerce Building - 2140—2144 Shattuck Ave. & 2071—2089 Center St.
  • Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal - 1001 Hearst St. at Ninth St.
  • City Hall - 2134 Grove St.
  • Cloyne Court Hotel - 2600 Ridge Rd.
  • College Women's Club - 2680 Bancroft Way
  • Corder Building - 2300—2350 Shattuck Ave.
  • Cowell Memorial Hospital - 2215 College Ave.
  • Doe Memorial Library - Oxford St.
  • Drawing Building - Hearst Ave., University of California campus
  • Durant Hall - Oxford St.
  • Edwards Stadium - junction of Bancroft Way and Fulton St., UC Berkeley campus
  • Faculty Club - Oxford St.
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist - 2619 Dwight Way
  • First Unitarian Church - 2401 Bancroft Way
  • Founders' Rock - Oxford St.
  • Fox Court - 1472—1478 University Ave.
  • Garfield Intermediate School - 1414 Walnut St.
  • Giannini Hall - Oxford St.
  • Girton Hall - Off College Ave. next to Cowell Hospital, University of California, Berkeley campus
  • Golden Sheaf Bakery - 2069—2071 Addison St.
  • Haviland Hall - University of California Campus
  • Hearst Greek Theatre - Oxford St.
  • Hearst Gymnasium for Women - Oxford St.
  • Hearst Memorial Mining Building - Oxford St.
  • Hilgard Hall - Oxford St.
  • Hillside School - 1581 Leroy Ave.
  • LeConte Hall - Hearst and Gayley
  • Loring House - 1730 Spruce St.
  • Masonic Temple - 2105 Bancroft Way and 2295 Shattuck Ave.
  • North Gate Hall - Oxford St.
  • Phi Delta Theta Chapter House - 2717 Hearst Ave.
  • Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California - University of California at Berkeley campus
  • Sather Gate and Bridge - U.C.Berkeley
  • Sather Tower
  • Senior Hall - University of California, Berkeley campus
  • South Hall - Oxford St.
  • St. John's Presbyterian Church - 2640 College Ave.
  • State Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind - bounded by Dwight Way, City line, Derby and Warring Streets
  • Studio Building - 2045 Shattuck Ave.
  • Thorsen, William R., House - 2307 Piedmont Ave.
  • Toveri Tupa (Old Finnish Hall) - 1819 10th St.
  • Tupper and Reed Building - 2275 Shattuck Ave.
  • U.S. Post Office - 2000 Milvia St.
  • University House - Oxford St.
  • Wellman Hall - Oxford St.
  • Wheeler Hall - Oxford St.

See also

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