Longfellow School

Longfellow School (HM10FM)

Location: Berkeley, CA 94703 Alameda County
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N 37° 51.526', W 122° 16.737'

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City of Berkeley Landmark

— designated in 1995 —

William C. Hays, Architect, 1922
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930
John Reid, Jr., Architect, 1935
ELS/Elbasani & Logan Architects, 1998

As electric streetcar transportation improved and expanded in the early 20th-century, this section of Berkeley became a desirable residential area. In 1905 a wood frame school with four classrooms was moved to this site to meet the needs of a growing population. A larger brick-faced building was constructed in 1922 and enlarged in 1930. In the mid-1930s it was altered for earthquake safety. The Depression-era, Moderne-style school has spacious classrooms, fireplaces in the kindergarten and library, and a grand auditorium. After Longfellow became a middle school, the building was once again remodeled and a new building along California Street was added in 1999. The school was named for American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).
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HM NumberHM10FM
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByBerkeley Historical Plaque Project
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 11:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 563427 N 4190390
Decimal Degrees37.85876667, -122.27895000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 51.526', W 122° 16.737'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 51' 31.56" N, 122° 16' 44.22" W
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Area Code(s)510, 415
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1500-1598 Derby St, Berkeley CA 94703, US
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