List of Oakland Designated Landmarks facts for kids

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Oakland, California began a program of designating the city's historic landmarks and properties starting in 1973. 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.

Oakland Designated Landmarks

#	Name	Address	Date	Description
1	Western Pacific Depot	3rd & Washington Streets	July 9, 1974
2	Camron-Stanford House	1426 Lakeside Drive	January 7, 1975
3	Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon	90 Jack London Square	January 7, 1975
4	Tower to General John C. Fremont	Joaquin Miller Park	January 7, 1975
5	Joaquin Miller Abbey	Joaquin Miller Park	January 7, 1975
6	J. Mora Moss House	Mosswood Park	January 7, 1975
7	Governor George C. Pardee House	672 11th Street	January 7, 1975
8	Alfred H. Cohen House	1440 29th Avenue	January 7, 1975
9	Paramount Theater	2025 Broadway	January 7, 1975
10	Antonio Maria Peralta House	2465 34th Avenue	August 5, 1975
11	Adobe Headquarters Site, Rancho San Antonio	2465-2501-2511 34th Avenue	August 5, 1975
12	Treadwell Hall, California College of Arts and Crafts	5212 Broadway	August 5, 1975
13	First Unitarian Church	685 14th Street	August 5, 1975
14	Frederick B. Ginn House	660 13th Street	August 5, 1975
15	Tribune Tower	409-415 13th Street	May 4, 1976
16	Herbert Hoover House	1079 12th Street	October 5, 1976
17	Jack London House	1914 Foothill Blvd.	March 8, 1977
18	Young Women's Christian Assoc. (YWCA)	1515 Webster Street	May 24, 1977
19	Lakeshore Highlands Portals	Trestle Glen Road & Longridge Road	November 15, 1977
20	Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption	Original Location: 920 Brush Street New Location: 950 Castro Street	November 29, 1977
21	Quinn House	Original Location: 1425 Castro Street New Location: 1004-06 16th Street	March 21, 1978
22	Arbor Villa Palm Trees	West side of 9th Avenue from E. 24th to E. 28th Streets, along Bayview Avenue and Park Blvd. to 9th Avenue	March 21, 1978
23	Fox Theatre	1807-1829 Telegraph Avenue	March 28, 1978
24	California Cotton Mills Company Factory	1091 Calcot Place	February 20, 1979
25	Maclise Drug Store Building	1633 San Pablo Avenue	February 20, 1979
26	Locke House	3911 Harrison Street	April 3, 1979
27	Oakland Municipal Auditorium / Henry J. Kaiser Center	10 Tenth Street	April 3, 1979
28	Oakland City Hall	1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza	June 19, 1979
29	St. Augustine's / Old Trinity Church	29th Street & Telegraph Avenue	December 4, 1979
30	Earl Warren House	88 Vernon Street	December 4, 1979
31	Oakland Hotel	13th St., Harrison St., 14th & Alice Streets	December 18, 1979
32	Caldecott Tunnel	Highway 24	January 22, 1980
33	North Field	Metropolitan Oakland International Airport	February 5, 1980
34	Montclair Fire House	6226 Moraga Avenue	March 18, 1980
35	Brooklyn Fire House	1235 International Boulevard	April 8, 1980
36	Point Oakland Fire House	1681 8th Street	May 27, 1980
37	Dunsmuir House and Carriage House	The Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate 2960 Peralta Oaks Court	May 27, 1980
38	Leona Park	Old Survivor Redwood Tree
39	Lake Merritt	Lake Merritt	July 8, 1980
40	Leimert Bridge	Leimert Blvd. between Park Blvd. & Clemens Road	Sept. 30, 1980
41	Glenview Branch Library	4231 Park Boulevard	Sept. 30, 1980 February 25, 1997
42	Asa White House	604 East 17th Street	November 4, 1980
43	Carnegie Libraries: (a) Golden Gate Branch (b) Melrose Branch (c) Temescal Branch (d) 23rd Avenue Branch	(a) 5606 San Pablo Avenue (b) 4805 Foothill Blvd. (c) 5205 Telegraph Avenue (d) 1441 Miller Avenue	November 4, 1980
44	King's Daughters Home	3900 Broadway	November 4, 1980
45	Morcom Rose Garden	Oakland-Piedmont line between Oakland Avenue and Jean Street	November 4, 1980
46	Second Church of Christ Scientist Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church	476 34th Street	February 24, 1981
47	James White House	Original Location: 702 11th Street Present Location: Preservation Park	April 14, 1981
48	Charles S. Greene Library / African American Museum and Library at Oakland	659 14th Street	April 14, 1981
49	Southern Pacific Mole	7th Street	April 14, 1981
50	John C. McMullen House	2748 Grande Vista Avenue	May 5, 1981
51	George McCrea House and Indian Campground	Holy Names College Campus 3500 Mountain Blvd.	May 5, 1981
52	Grand Lake Theater and Roof Sign	3200 Grand Avenue	July 14, 1981
53	Dr. William Bamford House	1235-9 East 15th Street	November 17, 1981
54	James Presho House	1806 10th Avenue	November 17, 1981
55	Seymour C. Davisson House	1527 Union Street	November 17, 1981
56	DeFremery House	1651 Adeline Street	November 17, 1981
57	Capt. Henry E. Nichols House	2304 9th Avenue	December 3, 1981
58	Williams Block	1148-1156 East 12th Street	July 20, 1982
59	Central Block	1102-1118 East 12th Street	July 20, 1982
60	Portland Hotel - Henry House	470-482 9th Street	November 9, 1982
61	Dunn Block	721-725 Washington Street	November 9, 1982
62	Peniel Mission (Oriental Block)	716-724 Washington Street	November 9, 1982
63	Victor H. Metcalf House	Original Location: 245 Perkins Street Present Location:750 14th Street
64	LaSalle Hotel Building	491-497 9th Street	November 9, 1982
65	Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Mi Rancho)	464-468 7th Street	November 9, 1982
66	Bowman B. Brown's Building & Annex	727-73 Washington Street, 509-513 8th Street	November 9, 1982
67	Hume-Wilcutt House	918 18th Street	February 15, 1983
68	Wilcox Block & Annex (Gladstone)	821-833 Broadway, 459-475 9th Street	April 12, 1983
69	Delger Block	901-933 Broadway	April 12, 1983
70	Cathedral Building	1615 Broadway	April 12, 1983
71	Holland-Canning House	954 16th Street
72	Reed-Henshaw House	974 16th Street	July 12, 1983
73	Campbell House	1014 16th Street	July 12, 1983
74	Gladding-Chickering House	970 16th Street	July 12, 1983
75	Cattaneo Block (Buon Gusto Bakery)	5006-5010 Telegraph Avenue	September 6, 1983
76	Lloyd Hotel	477-487 9th Street	November 8, 1983
77	Arlington Hotel	484-494 9th Street	November 8, 1983
78	Gooch Block (Ratto's International Grocery)	817-829 Washington Street
79	Jefferson Square	6th Street, 7th Street	December 20, 1983
80	Lincoln Square (Oakland Square)	10th St., 11th St., Harrison St., Alice St.	December 20, 1983
81	Southern Pacific Railroad Station	16th and Wood Streets	January 31, 1984
82	1100 Broadway Building	1100 Broadway	January 31, 1984	Key System Building
83	Church of St. James the Apostle & Parish Hall	1540 12th Avenue	May 29, 1984
84	Brooklyn Presbyterian Church & Parish Hall	1433 12th Avenue	June 26, 1984
85	Asian Resource Center	8th and Harrison Streets	October 16, 1984
86	Latham Square Fountain	15th Street and Telegraph Avenue	October 16, 1984
87	St. Joseph's Home for the Aged & Professional Center	2647 International Boulevard	November 13, 1984
88	Howden Building	325-43 17th Street	November 13, 1984
89	Financial Center Building	405 14th Street	November 13, 1984
90	Lafayette Square	10th Street, 11th Street, Jefferson Street & Martin Luther King Jr. Way	January 8, 1985
91	Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: Initial Cottage	23-27 Home Place West	April 23, 1985
92	Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: Grace Cottage	1101-5 McKinley	April 23, 1985
93	Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: Evelyn Cottage	3001 Park Boulevard	April 23, 1985
94	Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: The Lodge		April 23, 1985
95	USS Potomac	1660 Embarcadero	April 23, 1985
96	Civic Center Post Office	201 13th Street	April 23, 1985
97	Necklace of Lights	Lake Merritt	May 3, 1985
98	Oakland Iron Works / United Iron Works	2nd Street at Jefferson Street	July 16, 1985
99	Oakland Technical High School	4500 Broadway	July 23, 1985
100	Oakland Title Insurance Building	1449-1459 Franklin St./ 401-07 15th Street	July 30, 1985
101	White Building	327-349 15th Street/1464-1466 Webster Street	November 12, 1985
102	Roos Brothers Building	1500-20 Broadway/448 15th Street	July 8, 1986
103	Chryst House	1600 Fernwood Drive	July 8, 1986
104	Attached residences at 3034-3040 Richmond Blvd.	3034-3040 Richmond Blvd.	July 8, 1986
105	Tower House	1937 8th Avenue	July 15, 1986
106	Leamington Hotel Building & Annex	1800-26 Franklin Street/365-89 19th Street	April 7, 1987
107	Western Market Building	1483-87 8th Street/782 Chester Street	June 19, 1987
108	Fricke Building	565-7 11th Street	January 19, 1988 July 19, 1988
109	Wetmore House Group	571, 573-5-7 and 583 11th Street	January 19, 1988 July 19, 1988
110	Posey Tube Portal	415 Harrison Street	June 23, 1992
111	Ellen Kenna House	1218 East 21st Street	June 23, 1992
112	Lake Merritt Hotel	1800 Madison Street	June 23, 1992
113	Palace Apartments (Alison Apartments)	1560 Alice Street	June 23, 1992
114	Modern Safeway Stores Office & Warehouse Building	5701-5759 International Boulevard	March 9, 1993
115	Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church & Annex	265-73 8th Street	May 3, 1994
116	St. Paul's Episcopal Church	114 Montecito Avenue	May 24, 1994
117	University High School / North Oakland Senior Center	5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
118	Temple Sinai	362 28th Street	December 13, 1994
119	Oakland Museum of California	1000 Oak Street	February 7, 1995
120	Borax Smith's Red House	817 East 24th Street	June 6, 1995
121	Alameda County Title Insurance Co. Building (Holland Building, Everis Building)	380-98 14th Street/1400-04 Franklin Street	June 6, 1995
122	Joe & Rose Shoong House	385 Bellevue Avenue	December 5, 1995
123	Charles & Lucretia Bates House	399 Bellevue Avenue	December 5, 1995
124	John & Anna McElroy House	401 Lee Street	December 5, 1995
125	Fire Station #10	172 Santa Clara Avenue	December 5, 1995	including certain interior features
126	Our Savior Danish Lutheran Church (Seventh Avenue Missionary Baptist Church)	1740 7th Avenue	January 23, 1996
127	Oakland Laundry Company / Calou's Linen Service	730-29th Street	January 23, 1996
128	Walter "Brownie" McGhee House	688 43rd Street	December 3, 1996
129	Chapel of the Chimes	4499 Piedmont Avenue	March 30, 1999
130	American Bag Company / Union Hide Company	299 3rd Street	March 30, 1999
131	Cox Cadillac - Whole Foods	216-30 Bay Place/2500-42 Harrison Street
132	The Rotunda	300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
133	Claremont Hotel	41 Tunnel Road
134	New St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church (St. Paul's Swedish Lutheran Church)	1011 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
135	Victorian Legal Center, Law Offices of Warren B. Wilson (Mason-Elsey-Wilson House)	653 11th Street	May 18, 2004
136	Samm/Dalton/Cooper House and Corner Store	1450 - 1454 8th Street	May 18, 2004
137	Broadway Building, First National Bank and Lionel Wilson Building	150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza	June 7, 2005
138	Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts (Women's City Club, Alice Arts Center)	1428 Alice Street	June 7, 2005
139	Municipal Boathouse (High Pressure Pumping Station #1)	1520 Lakeside Drive	June 7, 2005
140	St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church (St. Augustine's Mission)	2624 West Street	June 7, 2005
141	Studio One Arts Center (Ladies Relief Society Children's Home)	365 45th Street	January 6, 2009
142	The Altenheim Senior Housing	1720 MacArthur Blvd.	January 6, 2009
143	Buddhist Church of Oakland	825 Jackson Street
144	Morse House	5654 Margarido Drive
145	Shorey House	1782 8th Street

Preservation Districts

#	Name	Boundaries	Date
1	Preservation Park	11th - 14th Streets Castro - Jefferson - Martin Luther King Jr. Way	August 12, 1975
2	Victorian Row (Old Oakland)	7th - 10th Streets Broadway - Clay Street	April 13, 1976
3	Preservation Park Extension	10th - 13th Streets Castro - Jefferson - Martin Luther King Jr. Way	April 17, 1979
4	Downtown Brooklyn-Clinton	North side of E.12th St. between 11th & 12th Avenues	July 20, 1982
5	10th Avenue Historic District	1900 - 2100 blocks of 10th Avenue (portions)	May 3, 1988
6	Bellevue Staten Apartment District	Portions of Bellevue, Elita & Staten Avenues adjoining Lakeside Park	January 14, 1997
7	Oak Center Historic District	Brush & Union Streets / 10th - 18th/20th Streets	July 15, 2003
8	Sheffield Village Historic District	Roxbury, Marlow, Middleton, Covington, Brookfield, Danbury & 1810 - 1848 Foothill Boulevard	May 17, 2005
9	7th Street Commercial District	1600 - 1642 7th Street	May 17, 2005

Heritage properties

#	Description	District	Date
1	1815 Leimert Boulevard	4	2007
2	2302 17th Avenue	2	2008
3	Shorey House 1782 8th Street	3	2008
4	Fairlawn Hotel 2375 Fruitvale Avenue	5	2008
5	227 John Street	1	2008
6	Murdock House 3070 Richmond Boulevard	3	2008
7	Oakland Consolidated Street Railway Car Barn 4629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way	1	2008
8	609-611 22nd Street	3	2008
9	Matteson House 2708 Sunset Avenue	5	2008
10	2429 13th Avenue	2	2008
11	5514 Picardy Drive	6	2008
12	2451 Havenscourt Boulevard	6	2008
13	614 Haddon Road	2	2008
14	West Oakland Library 712-716 Peralta Street	3	2009
15	1676 12th Street	3	2009
16	3415-3417 Martin Luther King Jr. Way	3	2009
17	1717 16th Avenue	2	2009
18	460 West MacArthur Boulevard	1	2009
19	Pacific Furniture Fiber – Prevention Institute 221 Oak Street		2010
20	2801 Harrison Street	3	2010
21	1081 53rd Street	1	2010
22	1926 Martin Luther King Jr. Way	3	2010
23	2651 22nd Avenue	2	2010
24	850 Trestle Glen Road	2	2011
25	3627 Majestic Avenue	6
26	3635 Majestic Avenue	6
27	1550 5th Avenue	2
28	818 Trestle Glen Road	2
29	3054 Richmond Boulevard	3
30	851 Trestle Glen Road	2
31	80 9th Street	2
32	619 15th Street	3
33	856 Trestle Glen Road	2
34	51 8th Street	2
35	339 Palm Avenue
36	319 Henry Street	3
37	334 Newton Avenue	2
38	1902 Myrtle Street	3
39	523 41st Street	1
40	1824 Myrtle Street	3
41	1733 10th Street	3
42	The Alley 3325 Grand Avenue	2
43	836 Trestle Glen Road	2
44	3130 Union Street	3
45	363 Cleveland Street	2

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