Old Berkeley City Hall

City Hall
Old Berkeley City Hall is located in Oakland, California
Old Berkeley City Hall
Old Berkeley City Hall is located in California
Old Berkeley City Hall
Location2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way,
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°52′09″N 122°16′24″W / 37.8691°N 122.2733°W / 37.8691; -122.2733
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectJohn Bakewell Jr.,
Arthur Brown Jr.
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.81000142
BERKL No.1
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1981[1]
Designated BERKLDecember 15, 1975

Old Berkeley City Hall, also known as the Maudelle Shirek Building,[2] is a historic building in the Civic Center neighborhood of Berkeley, California, U.S.. It was originally located at 2134 Grove Street (now 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way).[3] It has is listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places under the name "City Hall" since September 11, 1981;[4][3] and listed as a Berkeley Landmark by the city since December 15, 1975.[5] It is one of the contributing buildings to the Berkeley Historic Civic Center District.[6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: City Hall". National Park Service. September 11, 1981. Retrieved July 2, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  4. ^ "City Hall". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
  5. ^ Thompson, Daniella (February 18, 2009). "Berkeley's City Hall Was Inspired by a Mairie on the Loire Civic Center Historic District, Berkeley, CA". Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA). Berkeley Daily Planet.
  6. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Berkeley Historic Civic Center District". National Park Service. December 3, 1998. Retrieved July 1, 2023. With accompanying pictures