The Shuman Block

The Shuman Block (HM10RC)

Location: Berkeley, CA 94704 Alameda County
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N 37° 51.768', W 122° 16.021'

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McDougall Brothers, Architects

— 1906 —

Berkeley History
Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to the Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to accommodate automobile showrooms, with artist studios above. Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Biscoff, William Theophilus Brown, and Paul Wonner are among the prominent Bay Area painters who rented studios here. Together with David Park, who had a studio in downtown Berkeley, Bischoff and Diedenkorn founded the Bay Area Figurative style. While here, in 1955-1956, Diebenkorn combined abstraction with nature in his "Berkeley Series" landscapes.

A 1999 rehabilitation by owners John Gordon and The Bay Area Architects restored much of the building's original appearance. Artists continue to use the upstairs studios.
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HM NumberHM10RC
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByBerkeley Historical Plaque Project
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Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 4:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 564474 N 4190845
Decimal Degrees37.86280000, -122.26701667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 51.768', W 122° 16.021'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 51' 46.08" N, 122° 16' 1.26" W
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Area Code(s)510, 415
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2567 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley CA 94704, US
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