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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2G_in-tribute-to-chiura-obata_Berkeley-CA.html
Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American artist Chiura Obata was a popular member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley from 1932 to 1942. He m…
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Roof replacement, accessibility, and seismic improvements: Architectural Resources Group and Degenkolb Engineers, 2007City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated 1975Maybeck's masterpiece is an Arts & Craft fusion of Romanesque, early Christian Gothic and…
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City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1993Entomologist, naturalist, physicist, and inventor Charles W. Woodworth designed and built this all-redwood house in the Bay Region style. The three-level, seven-bedroom home has a brown shingle exterior, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1116_berkeley-piano-club_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 2005The Berkeley Piano Club, dedicated to the performance and study of music, was founded in 1893 by a group of local women. Early meetings were held in members' homes and later in a barn at the southwest cor…
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City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 2005This corner store was built for Stella King's dry goods business and upstairs residence. Until the shop closed in 1923, it was a gathering place where neighbors could find everything from sewing supplies …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM110H_a-peoples-history-of-telegraph-avenue_Berkeley-CA.html
Mural designed by Osha Newmann, painted with O'Brien Thiele, Janet Kranzberg, Daniel Galvez and many othersPainted in 1976Restored and enlarged in 1999City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1990The mural on this wall was painted the year of the Bi…
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Berkeley HistoryThe Panoramic Hill Historic District typifies Berkeley's early hillside neighborhoods. Steep and narrow Panoramic Way, carved out in 1888, opened the hill to residential development. University professors and early Sierra Club memb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM110E_orchard-lane_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1991One of Berkeley's romantic treasures, Orchard Lane is the formal pedestrian entrance to the Panoramic Hill residential neighborhood. The walk and grand Classical staircase, complete with pillars, balus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10W1_armstrong-college-building_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1994"To Inculcate the Highest Standards and Ideals in Business."That lofty aim, incised high on the fa?ade of this graceful Spanish Colonial building, guided Armstrong College for more than 70 years. Known in…
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City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1984John Tupper and Lawrence Reed constructed this building for their music store, which they had established in Berkeley in 1906. University of California art professor Eugen Neuhaus complimented them as bus…
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