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Berkeley Landmarks designated in 2014
2503, 2509 & 2511 Regent Street (photo: Daniella Thompson, 2014)
On 2 October 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 2503, 2509, and 2511 Regent Street as City of Berkeley Landmarks, Structures of Merit. All three buildings were designed by the noted architect A. Dodge Coplin (1869–1908) in 1902–1903 and represent his earliest residential work in Berkeley.
Designed in the Colonial Revival style, the three houses demonstrate the architects departure from the conventional foursquare style prevalent in Colonial Revival “classic boxes.” Coplins individual flair is visible in quirky elements such as horizontally stretched façades and oversized windows.
T h e i m m e d i a t e a r e a i s r i c h i n h i s t o r y a n d h i s t o r i c r e s o u r c e s . W i t h i n a b l o c k a n d a h a l f o f the three houses t h e r e a r e nine other d e s i g n a t e d s t r u c t u r e s ( i n c l u d i n g B e r k e l e y ’s o n l y N a t i o n a l H is t o r i c L a n d m a r k , t h e F i r s t C h u r c h o f C h r i s t , S c i e n t i s t ) a n d a d e s i g n a t e d s i t e ( P e o p l e ’s P a r k ) . An 11th landmark—