Berkeley Historic Civic Center District

The Berkeley Historic Civic Center District is a 9.9-acre (4.0 ha) historic district in Berkeley, California, U.S.[2][3][4] It comprises portions of a five-block area surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, primarily made up of civic-related buildings.[5][6][7] It has been listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since December 3, 1998;[5] and listed as a Berkeley Landmark by the City of Berkeley since December 7, 1998.[8]

Berkeley Historic Civic Center District
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Building (also known as the Federal Land Bank)
Berkeley Historic Civic Center District is located in Oakland, California
Berkeley Historic Civic Center District
Berkeley Historic Civic Center District is located in California
Berkeley Historic Civic Center District
Locationroughly bounded by McKinney Ave., Addison St., Shattuck Ave., and Kittredge St.
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°52′10″N 122°16′13″W
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.98000963
BERKL No.212
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1998[1]
Designated BERKLDecember 7, 1998

History

There are thirteen buildings in the district, and it contains nine contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure.[5] There are four noncontributing buildings.[5] Berkeley's Civic Center area is bordered by the downtown commercial and retail district on the east and north, and bordered by residential neighborhoods to the west and south.[5]

In 2022, city officials launched a public process that aimed to gather community input on the revitalization of Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.[3]

Notable buildings, sites, and structures
  • City Hall (now known as Old Berkeley City Hall, or Maudelle Shirek Building) (1909), 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, California; designed by architects John Bakewell and Arthur Brown Jr.[4][5]
  • Berkeley Civic Center Park (now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park) (1938–1942), 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, California[4][5]
  • Veterans’ Memorial Building (1928), 1931 Center Street, Berkeley, California[5]
  • Federal Land Bank (also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Building) (1938), 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, California[5]
  • Berkeley Community Theater (1950), on the campus of Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California[5]
  • Downtown YMCA (1910), 2001 Allston Way, Berkeley, California[5]
  • United States Post Office (1914), 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, California[5]
  • State Farm Insurance Companies Building (1947–1948), 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, California[5]
  • City Hall Annex (1925), 1835 Allston Way, Berkeley, California[5]
  • Hall of Justice (1938–1939), 2171 McKinley Street, Berkeley, California[5]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Berkeley Historic Civic Center District". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.
  3. Savidge, Nico (September 4, 2022). "Local groups want to fix up Berkeley's Civic Center. Here's what it looks like today". Berkeleyside. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. "Berkeley's Civic Center Took Nearly Half a Century to Complete". Berkeley, CA Patch. August 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  5. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Berkeley Historic Civic Center District". National Park Service. December 3, 1998. Retrieved July 1, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  6. Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
  7. Smith, Harvey L. (October 13, 2014). Berkeley and the New Deal. Arcadia Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4396-4767-7.
  8. "Berkeley Landmarks Designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Berkeley, CA". Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA).

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