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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCZ_francis-kittredge-shattuck-building_Berkeley-CA.html
Stone and Smith, Architects1901Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects1998Berkeley'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) Railroad f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCM_berkeley-public-library_Berkeley-CA.html
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930Addition, Ripley/BOORA Architects, 1999Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesBerkeley's first free public library system was established in 1895, with branches in west and south Berkeley. The Shattuck f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZBD_chamber-of-commerce-wells-fargo-bank_Berkeley-CA.html
Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesFor 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 residences and pu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZBB_morse-block_Berkeley-CA.html
Charles Dickey, whose firm designed the Claremont Hotel and who practiced architecture extensively in California and Hawaii, designed this building with two residential floors above commercial storefronts. From 1921 to 1935 the ground floor was oc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAY_mccreary-greer-house_Berkeley-CA.html
The McCreary-Greer House and neighboring turn-of-the-century houses on this block are survivors of one of the first residential districts developed around the University campus. This house, with its original garden area and carriage house, represe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY9Z_american-baptist-seminary-of-the-west-hobart-hall_Berkeley-CA.html
This compact complex of buildings linked by a series of arcades and academic quads in the English tradition was created to house one of Berkeley's oldest seminaries. Hobart Hall, designed by Julia Morgan, is notable for its elaborate brickwork, el…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZN_golden-sheaf-bakery-annex_Berkeley-CA.html
Listed on the National Record of Historic Places
In 1877, English immigrant John G. Wright founded the Golden Sheaf, Berkeley's first wholesale/retail bakery. The original bakery, with a public dining room, stood around the corner on Shattuck A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXY1_berkeley-y-m-c-a_Berkeley-CA.html
Originating among working class Englishmen in 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association was brought to North America in 1851 to promote a "full and balanced life" through religious devotion and athletic activity. Berkeley's charter organization …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJPY_davis-byrne-building_Berkeley-CA.html
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 B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJL0_soda-works-building_Berkeley-CA.html
Robert Agers constructed this building to manufacture "the very best soda water" for customers throughout California. The recessed storefronts, second-floor oriel windows, and high false front are all largely unchanged from a 1904 expansion. The b…