City guide
36 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
16th Street Station is a grand Beaux-Arts train station in Oakland, designed by Jarvis Hunt and completed in 1912. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Landmark
The Berkeley City Club was designed by Julia Morgan in a castellated Gothic/Romanesque style, complete with turrets, earning it the nickname the 'Little Castle.' It is designated a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is considered among Morgan's finest works alongside Hearst Castle.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
California Memorial Stadium is a landmark stadium in Berkeley, designed by John Galen Howard in a Neoclassical architecture style, with later modern architecture work. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its large stadium massing makes it one of the most visible structures in the city.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev , CC BY 4.0
The Camron-Stanford House is an 1876 Italianate mansion on the shore of Lake Merritt in Oakland, individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the last surviving mansion of Lake Merritt's Gilded Age 'Millionaire's Row,' and today operates as a house museum.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Cathedral of Christ the Light is a purpose-built modern cathedral in Oakland, completed in 2008 and designed by Craig W. Hartman. Its cathedral form and facade give it a defining public presence.
Photo: Skier Dude , CC BY-SA 3.0
First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Berkeley was designed by Bernard Maybeck in the Arts and Crafts style. The building is a National Historic Landmark and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Coro , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Fox Oakland Theatre was completed in 1928 in the Art Deco style. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Photographed by Paul Stokstad, August 2002. , Public domain
The Hearst Greek Theatre in Berkeley was designed by John Galen Howard and completed in 1903 in the Greek Revival style. It is a rare open-air Greek Revival theatre form and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Oakland City Hall was completed in 1914 to a Beaux-Arts design by architect Henry Hornbostel. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Oakland Museum of California was completed in 1969, designed by architect Kevin Roche with landscape design by Dan Kiley; Mark Cavagnero Associates has also been involved with the building. It is built in the mid-century modern style, pairing a major architect with a major landscape architect on a single civic project.
Photo: Cullen328 , CC BY-SA 4.0
The Paramount Theatre in Oakland was completed in 1931 and designed by Timothy L. Pflueger in the Art Deco style. It is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, a California Historical Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, marking it as an exemplary work of its era.
Photo: sierra jane from oakland, ca , CC BY 2.0
Sather Gate is a 1910 campus gate at UC Berkeley designed by John Galen Howard in a Neoclassical and Beaux-Arts style. As a campus entrance gate, it holds an inherently prominent, street-visible presence, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places with an OSM heritage designation of 2.
Photo: Minesweeper , CC BY-SA 3.0
Sather Tower in Berkeley was designed by John Galen Howard, UC Berkeley's campus architect, and completed in 1917 in the Gothic Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tristan Harward , CC BY-SA 2.5
Worth a stop when you're nearby.
Landmark
The African American Museum and Library at Oakland occupies a building designed by architect Walter Danforth Bliss. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bowles Hall in Berkeley was designed by architect George W. Kelham in the Tudor style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Hearst Memorial Mining Building on the UC Berkeley campus was designed by architect John Galen Howard and completed in 1907 in the Neoclassical style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Kaiser Convention Center on Lake Merritt was designed by architect John J. Donovan and completed in 1914 in the Beaux-Arts style. Originally the Oakland Municipal Auditorium, it is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places under that name and went on to host decades of major civic and musical events, including The Beatles' 1964 Oakland concerts.
Photo: Cheney Photo Advertising Co. , Public domain
LeConte Hall on the UC Berkeley campus was designed by architect John Galen Howard in the Beaux-Arts style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Oakland Hotel is a Renaissance Revival building in Oakland designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, a nationally significant hotel architect. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Pardee Home in Oakland was built in 1868 in the Renaissance Revival style. It carries both California Historical Landmark status and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Jack Boucher , Public domain
South Hall was completed in 1873, making it the oldest building on the UC Berkeley campus. Built in the Second Empire style, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a rare surviving example of that mode on a California college campus.
Photo: User:Falcorian , CC BY-SA 4.0
St. John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley was designed by Julia Morgan in the American Craftsman style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Temple of Wings in Berkeley was designed by architect Bernard Maybeck in a classical style. It is a designated Berkeley Landmark.
Photo: Richard Guy Wilson , CC BY 4.0
The YWCA Building in Oakland is a Renaissance Revival building designed by Julia Morgan, a pioneering and significant architect. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Fine buildings that fewer people seek out.
The Corder Building in Berkeley is a Neoclassical structure designed by architect James W. Plachek. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Durant Hall on the UC Berkeley campus was completed in 1911 to a Neoclassical design by John Galen Howard. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: James Lin , CC BY-SA 4.0
First Unitarian Church in Berkeley was completed in 1898 to a design by A. C. Schweinfurth in the Shingle style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Garfield Intermediate School in Berkeley was designed by architect Ernest Coxhead in the Mission Revival style and completed in 1915. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Hilgard Hall on the UC Berkeley campus was completed in 1917, designed by John Galen Howard and Walter Ratcliff in the Neoclassical style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Julia Morgan Hall on the UC Berkeley campus was designed by Julia Morgan in a bungalow style. It carries National Register of Historic Places listing and OSM heritage designation.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Loring House in Berkeley was designed by architect John Hudson Thomas and completed in 1914 in the Prairie School style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Pacific Gas & Electric Company Building in Oakland was designed by Charles William Dickey in the Renaissance Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Senior Hall on the UC Berkeley campus was designed by John Galen Howard in a rustic style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Wellman Hall on the UC Berkeley campus was completed in 1912 to a Neoclassical design by John Galen Howard. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sanfranman59 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Weston Havens House in Berkeley was designed by architect Harwell Hamilton Harris and completed in 1940 in the International Style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Mariano Simone , CC BY-SA 3.0
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