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
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
since March 31, 1978;
listed as a
California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meetin ...
since March 31, 1978; and listed as a Berkeley Landmark since October 17, 1977.
History
In 1877, English immigrant John G. Wright founded the Golden Sheaf Bakery, the first city of Berkeley's wholesale/retail bakery.
The original Golden Sheaf Bakery was located on 2026 Shattuck Avenue.
The 2069–2071 Addison Street building was designed by architect
Clinton Day
Clinton Day (March 17, 1847 – January 11, 1916) was an American architect, active on the West Coast of the United States, West Coast of the United States.
Biography
Day was born on March 17, 1847, in Brooklyn, New York City; and he moved to C ...
.
It is a two-story brick building with Tuscan ordered
pilaster
In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an ext ...
s, and one of the only remaining brick buildings in downtown Berkeley.
In 1905, Golden Sheaf was one of the largest bakeries in California.
When the
1906 San Francisco earthquake
At 05:12 AM Pacific Time Zone, Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli inte ...
and fire destroyed the city, Golden Sheaf Bakery was able to feed the great number of homeless people in San Francisco.
See also
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California Historical Landmarks in Alameda County, California
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List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California
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References
External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places, state=collapsed
Buildings and structures completed in 1905
National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley, California
Berkeley landmarks in Berkeley, California
Neoclassical architecture in California