Sather Gate and Bridge | |
Berkeley Landmark No. 157 | |
Location | University of California campus in Berkeley |
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Coordinates | 37°52′12.7848″N 122°15′34.131″W / 37.870218000°N 122.25948083°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | John Galen Howard |
Architectural style | Classical Revival-Beaux-Arts |
MPS | Berkeley, University of California MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82004649[1] |
BERKL No. | 157 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 25, 1982 |
Designated BERKL | February 25, 1991[2] |
Sather Gate is a prominent landmark separating Sproul Plaza from the bridge over Strawberry Creek, leading to the center of the University of California, Berkeley campus. The gate was donated by Jane K. Sather, a benefactor of the university, in memory of her late husband Peder Sather, a trustee of the College of California, which later became the University of California. It is California Historical Landmark No. 946[3] and No. 82004649 in the National Register of Historic Places.