California Hotel

This article is about the building in Oakland. For the hotel in Las Vegas, see California Hotel and Casino.
California Hotel
California Hotel in 2009
California Hotel is located in Oakland, California
California Hotel
Location in Oakland
Location3443–3501 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, California
Coordinates37°49′34″N 122°16′43″W / 37.8261°N 122.2785°W / 37.8261; -122.2785
Built1929–30
ArchitectClay N. Burrell
Sommarstrom Bros.[1]
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival[2]
NRHP reference No.88000969
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1988[1]

The California Hotel is a historic Oakland, California, hotel which opened in the early days of the Great Depression and became an important cultural center for the African-American community of San Francisco's East Bay during the 1940s, 50s and 60s.[3][4] On June 30, 1988, the hotel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ a b "Asset Detail". NPS Focus. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Register of Historic Places. January 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Oakland: California Hotel reopens as a home for low-income residents". Contra Costa Times, May 15, 2014, By Matt O'Brien
  4. ^ "Historic California Hotel Reopens In West Oakland". CBS California, May 16, 2014 By Anna Duckworth