Oakland Hotel | |
Oakland Designated Landmark No. 31 | |
.JPG) The hotel in 2009 | |
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| Location | 260 13th Street, Oakland, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′09″N 122°15′58″W / 37.80250°N 122.26611°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | P.J. Walker |
| Architect | Henry Janeway Hardenbergh |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000470[1] |
| ODL No. | 31 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1979 |
| Designated ODL | 1979 |
The Oakland Hotel is a historic building in Oakland, California. It was built as a luxury hotel by P.J. Walker in 1912, with investments from businessmen Francis Marion Smith, Edson Adams and W.W. Garthwaite.[2] From 1943 to 1963, it was a hospital for the United States Army and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[2] It was subsequently unoccupied until 1978, when it reopened as a retirement home.[2]
The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 4, 1979.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018. With accompanying pictures