Berkeley Landmarks :: Structures of Merit

Structures of Merit

Designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Berkeley, CA

Landmarks Preservation Ordinance
Section 3.24.110 Landmarks, historic districts and structures of merit
Designation—Criteria for consideration.

SoM Chron. No.	Landmark	City’s No.	Address	Architect & Date	Initiated	Designated	Notes
1.	Old Jefferson Elementary School	#117	1475 Rose Street at Sacramento Street	Henry Higby Gutterson (c. 1921); William C. Hays (1927)		11 May 1976	Former Structure of Merit; designated Landmark on 16 Mar 1987
2.	Borja House (Jucksch Cottage)	#21	1629 Fifth Street	Mary Jucksch or Charles R. Brown (c. 1889)	9 Nov 1977	19 Dec 1977	Structure of Merit Moved from 1620 Sixth St. in 1978
3.	Alta Bates Hospital		3000 Regent Street	Clarence C. Cuff (1927)	3 Apr 1981	15 Jun 1981	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory; demolished in 1981
4.	James Edgar House	#47	2437 Dwight Way	(c. 1869)	21 Sep 1981	21 Dec 1981	Structure of Merit
5.	Bartine Carrington House	#54	2323 Bowditch Street	Seth Babson & R. Wenk (1893)	21 Dec 1981	15 Mar 1982	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory; moved to 1029 Addison St. and altered beyond recognition
6.	U.S. Realty Corp. Building (MacFarlane Building)	#110	2101–2109 University Avenue/1987–1979 Shattuck Avenue	Earle Bertz (1925)	20 Sep 1982	17 Jan 1983	Former Structure of Merit; designated Landmark on 15 Sep 1986; CA State Historic Resources Inventory
7.	Old City Hall Annex	#122	1835 Allston Way	James W. Plachek (1925)	17 Jan 1983	14 Feb 1983	Former Structure of Merit; designated Landmark on 21 Nov 1988; Civic Center Historic District
8.	Knox Presbyterian Church (now Church by the Side of the Road)	#70	2108 Russell Street	Henry F. Starbuck (1908)		21 Jun 1983	Structure of Merit
9.	Weisbrod Building (Guy’s Drugs)	#94	2001 San Pablo Avenue	Spiveck & Spiveck (1930)	17 Jun 1985	15 Jul 1985	Structure of Merit
10.	Haste Street Annex of McKinley School	#115	2419 Haste Street	A.H. Broad (1906)	20 Oct 1986	26 Jan 1987	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
11.	Hunrick Grocery	#119	2211 Rose Street	(1908)	23 May 1988	19 Sep 1988	Structure of Merit Demolition permit applied for in April 2004 and approved for adaptive reuse; structure demolished in the fall of 2004; fa�ade reconstructed in 2005
12.	Maurer House	#121	1448 Sixth Street	(c. 1850–1874)	17 Oct 1988	21 Nov 1988	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory; demolished
13.	Byron Jackson Iron Works (Cutter Biological Laboratories)	#124	700–730 Parker Street, Bldg. #12	(1914)		18 Dec 1989	Structure of Merit Demolished
14.	Morrison House	#139	2532 Benvenue Avenue	(c. 1903)	7 May 1990	18 Jun 1990	Structure of Merit
15.	Weltevreden (Volney D. Moody House; now Tellefsen Hall)	#140	1755 Le Roy Avenue	A.C. Schweinfurth (1897)	29 Jan 1990	20 Aug 1990	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
16.	West Berkeley Macaroni Factory	#166	2215 Fifth Street	Simone Marengo, builder (1906–07)		28 Jan 1991	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
17.	West Berkeley YMCA	#172	2009 Tenth Street	Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr. (1938)	4 Oct 1991	6 Jan 1992	Structure of Merit
18.	Hotel Durant	#180	2600 Durant Avenue at Bowditch Street	William H. Weeks (1928)	6 Oct 1992	1 Feb 1993	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
19.	Underwood Building (Virginia Apartments)	#185	2110–2114 Addison Street	F.E. Armstrong (1905)	7 Sep 1993	1 Nov 1993	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
20.	Berkeley Farm Creamery, John Hinkel Livery Stable, & S.J. Sill Warehouse (American Red Cross)	#205	2108–2116 Allston Way	(1900–1951)		1 Jun 1998	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory; demolished in 1999
21.	Merton Joseph Congdon House	#209	2527 Piedmont Avenue	George Embury (1894)	8 Sep 1998	2 Nov 1998	Structure of Merit
22.	The Ellen Blood House (Tompkins House)	#220	2508 Regent Street	R. Gray Frise (1891)		13 Sep 1999	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory; moved from 2526 Durant Avenue on 16 August 2014
23.	The Albra	#221	2530–2534 Durant Avenue	Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr. (1921)	1999	13 Sep 1999	Structure of Merit
24.	The Robcliff Apartment House	#222	2515 Channing Way	Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr. (1921)	12 Jul 1999	13 Sep 1999	Structure of Merit
25.	F.D. Chase Building	#227	2107–2111 Shattuck Avenue	William H. Wharff (1909)	6 Dec 1999	3 Jan 2000	Structure of Merit
26.	Swink House, Cottage & Garden	#230	1525–1529 Shattuck Avenue	James L. Swink (1900 & 1903)	3 Apr 2000	1 May 2000	Structure of Merit
27.	John Hunter House	#231	2418 California Street	(1894)		5 Jun 2000	Structure of Merit
28.	Elizabeth M. Kenney Cottage (Kenney-Meinheit Cottage)	#236	Currently in storage	William R. Elford (1887); also attributed to William H. Wrigley	4 Dec 2000	5 Feb 2001	Structure of Merit Originally located at 2214 Addison Street; moved to 1725 University Avenue in 1906; moved to 1275 University Avenue on 24 Aug 2003; dismantled and stored in October 2018
29.	Walter H. Farley House	#239	147 Tunnel Road	Walter H. Ratcliff Jr. (1922)	4 Jun 2001	9 Jul 2001	Structure of Merit
30.	Alphonso H. Broad House & Storefronts	#242	2115-17-19 Kittredge Street	A.H. Broad (1894)	9 Jul 2001	1 Oct 2001	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
31.	Jeffress House	#248	2944 Elmwood Court	John Hudson Thomas (1920)	28 Feb 2002	1 Jul 2002	Structure of Merit
32.	West Berkeley Branch Library	#256	1125 University Avenue	Roy O. Long (1923)		5 May 2003	Structure of Merit Demolished in 2012 and replaced with a modern building
33.	Alexandre & Marie Bertin Properties	#257	1952 University Avenue	(?); John Bartlett (1922)	13 Jan 2003	2 Jun 2003	Structure of Merit
34.	Alexandre & Marie Bertin Properties	#258	1960 University Avenue	(?); Harry C. Smith (1923)	13 Jan 2003	2 Jun 2003	Structure of Merit
35.	Harry H. Webb House	#265	2935 Otis Street	Charles Manning MacGregor (1904)	24 Apr 2003	8 Oct 2003	Structure of Merit
36.	Squires Block	#281	2100 Vine Street at Shattuck Avenue	Edwin Squires (1895)	7 March 2005	9 May 2005	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
37.	Marie & Frederick A. Hoffman Building	#289	2988–2992 Adeline Street	Henry Ahnefeld (1905)	24 May 2006	6 July 2006	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
38.	Annie & Fred J. Martin House	#292	2411 Fifth Street	(1892)	26 June 2006	3 August 2006	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
39.	John Boyd House	#313	1915 Addison Street	(1893)	22 September 2011	5 January 2012	Structure of Merit
40.	Mary J. Berg House	#315	2517 Regent Street	William Garfield May (1901)	6 September 2012	1 November 2012	Structure of Merit
41.	Lucinda Reames House No. 1	#317	2503 Regent Street	A. Dodge Coplin (1902–1903)	1 May 2014	2 October 2014	Structure of Merit
42.	Lucinda Reames House No. 2	#318	2509 Regent Street	A. Dodge Coplin (1903)	1 May 2014	2 October 2014	Structure of Merit
43.	William Wilkinson House	#319	2511 Regent Street	A. Dodge Coplin (1903)	1 May 2014	2 October 2014	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
44.	George A. Mattern/Berkeley Bank Building	#328	2500 Shattuck Avenue at Dwight Way	Louis M. Upton (1923)	1 June 2017	1 February 2018	Structure of Merit CA State Historic Resources Inventory
45.	Las Casitas Apartments	#332	1619 Walnut Street	William Alexander Doctor (1927–1928)	19 February 2019	6 June 2019	Structure of Merit
46.	Wurts-Lenfest House	#342	2523 Piedmont Avenue	(1901)	4 October 2021	3 February 2022	Structure of Merit
47.	Addison & Carrie Laflin House	#345	2119 Marin Avenue	Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr. (1910)	23 May 2022	1 September 2022	Structure of Merit