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Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland, Cali ...
. "Berkeley Landmarks", "Structures of Merit", and "Historic Districts" are a classification given by the City of Berkeley for buildings or areas of local historic importance. As of 2022, there are 346 listed landmarks by the city of Berkeley. Many of the properties have also received recognition at the federal level by inclusion on the
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List of Berkeley Landmarks


List of Berkeley Structures of Merit


List of Historic Districts in Berkeley, California

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National Historic Landmarks and Districts

* Anna Head School for Girls - 2538 Channing Way * Berkeley Day Nursery - 2031 6th St. * Berkeley High School Historic Campus District—1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 * Berkeley Hillside Club - 2286 Cedar St. * Berkeley Historic Civic Center District - Roughly bounded by McKinney Ave., Addison St., Shattuck Ave., and Kittredge St. *
Berkeley Public Library The Berkeley Public Library is the public library system for Berkeley, California. It consists of the Central Library, Claremont Branch, North Branch, West Branch, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, and the Tool Lending Library, which is one of th ...
- 2090 Kittredge St. * Berkeley Women's City Club - 2315 Durant Ave. * Boone's University School - 2029 Durant Ave. *
Bowles Hall Bowles Hall is a coed residential college at the University of California, Berkeley, known for its unique traditions, parties, and camaraderie. Designed by George W. Kelham, the building was the first residence hall on campus, dedicated in 1929 ...
- Stadium and Gayley Way * California Hall - Oxford St. * Chamber of Commerce Building - 2140—2144 Shattuck Ave. & 2071—2089 Center St. * Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal - 1001 Hearst St. at Ninth St. * City Hall - 2134 Grove St. * Cloyne Court Hotel - 2600 Ridge Rd. * College Women's Club - 2680 Bancroft Way * Corder Building - 2300—2350 Shattuck Ave. * Cowell Memorial Hospital - 2215 College Ave. *
Doe Memorial Library The Doe Memorial Library is the main library of the University of California, Berkeley Library System. The library is named after its benefactor, Charles Franklin Doe, who in 1904 bequeathed funds for its construction. It is located near the c ...
- Oxford St. * Drawing Building - Hearst Ave., University of California campus * Durant Hall - Oxford St. *
Edwards Stadium Edwards Stadium (also referred to as Edwards Field) is the track and field and soccer venue for the California Golden Bears, the athletic teams of the University of California, Berkeley. It has been a Berkeley Landmark (no. 177) since November 2 ...
- junction of Bancroft Way and Fulton St., UC Berkeley campus * Faculty Club - Oxford St. *
First Church of Christ, Scientist The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the administrative headquarters and mother church of the Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as the Christian Science church. Christian Science was founded in the 19th century in Lynn, Massachusetts ...
- 2619 Dwight Way * First Unitarian Church - 2401 Bancroft Way * Founders' Rock - Oxford St. * Fox Court - 1472—1478 University Ave. * Garfield Intermediate School - 1414 Walnut St. * Giannini Hall - Oxford St. * Girton Hall - Off College Ave. next to Cowell Hospital,
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
campus *
Golden Sheaf Bakery Golden Sheaf Bakery is a historical building and former bakery built in 1905 and located at 2069–2071 Addison Street in Berkeley, California, U.S. With It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 31, 1978; listed as a C ...
- 2069—2071 Addison St. * Haviland Hall -
University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...
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Hearst Greek Theatre The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, known locally as simply the Greek Theatre, is an 8,500-seat Greek Theatre owned and operated by the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States. The Greek Theatre hosts ...
- Oxford St. *
Hearst Gymnasium for Women Hearst Gymnasium for Women, now called the Hearst Memorial Gymnasium, is a historical building in Berkeley, California. The Hearst Gymnasium for Women was built in 1927. The building and it site was listed on the National Register of Historic Pla ...
- Oxford St. *
Hearst Memorial Mining Building The Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley, is home to the university's Materials Science and Engineering Department, with research and teaching spaces for the subdisciplines of biomaterials; chemical and electr ...
- Oxford St. * Hilgard Hall - Oxford St. * Hillside School - 1581 Leroy Ave. * LeConte Hall - Hearst and Gayley * Loring House - 1730 Spruce St. *
Masonic Temple A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting. Development and history I ...
- 2105 Bancroft Way and 2295 Shattuck Ave. * North Gate Hall - Oxford St. *
Phi Delta Theta Phi Delta Theta (), commonly known as Phi Delt, is an international secret and social Fraternities and sororities in North America, fraternity founded in 1848, and currently headquartered, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Phi Delta Theta, alo ...
Chapter House - 2717 Hearst Ave. * Room 307,
Gilman Hall Gilman Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Room 307 was where Glenn T. Seaborg and his coworkers identified plutonium as a new element on February 23, 1941 and as such, is designated a National Historic L ...
, University of California - University of California at Berkeley campus *
Sather Gate Sather Gate is a prominent landmark separating Sproul Plaza from the bridge over Strawberry Creek, leading to the center of the University of California, Berkeley campus. The gate was donated by Jane K. Sather, a benefactor of the university, in ...
and Bridge - U.C.Berkeley *
Sather Tower Sather Tower is a bell tower with clocks on its four faces on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. It is more commonly known as The Campanile ( , also ) for its resemblance to the Campanile di San Marco in Venice. It is a recog ...
* Senior Hall - University of California, Berkeley campus * South Hall - Oxford St. * St. John's Presbyterian Church - 2640 College Ave. * State Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind - bounded by Dwight Way, City line, Derby and Warring Streets * Studio Building - 2045 Shattuck Ave. * Thorsen, William R., House - 2307 Piedmont Ave. * Toveri Tupa (Old Finnish Hall) - 1819 10th St. * Tupper and Reed Building - 2275 Shattuck Ave. *
U.S. Post Office The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal serv ...
- 2000 Milvia St. * University House - Oxford St. * Wellman Hall - Oxford St. *
Wheeler Hall Wheeler Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California in the Classical Revival style. Home to the English department as well as the university's College Writing Programs department, it was na ...
- Oxford St.


See also

* Alameda County landmarks: ** California Historical Landmarks in Alameda County, California ** National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County * List of locally designated landmarks by U.S. state


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City of Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission
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Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA)
This is the most complete and up-to-date listing of designated landmarks, structures of merit, and historic districts in Berkeley. Includes photographs and articles. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Berkeley Landmarks, Structures Of Merit, And Historic Districts
Landmarks A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern-day use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures ...
Berkeley Berkeley most often refers to: *Berkeley, California, a city in the United States **University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California *George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer to ...
Berkeley Berkeley most often refers to: *Berkeley, California, a city in the United States **University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California *George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer to ...
Berkeley landmarks, structures of merit, historic districts
Berkeley Berkeley most often refers to: *Berkeley, California, a city in the United States **University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California *George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer to ...
Berkeley Berkeley most often refers to: *Berkeley, California, a city in the United States **University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California *George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer to ...
History of Alameda County, California