Oakland, California began a program of designating the city's historic landmarks and properties starting in 1973. Many of the properties have also received recognition at the federal level by inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or by designation as National Historic Landmarks.
Color markings (highest noted listing)
US National Register of Historic Places California Historical Landmark Oakland Designated LandmarkNational Historic Landmark
Oakland Designated Landmarks
# Name Image Address Date Description1Western Pacific Depot3rd & Washington StreetsJuly 9, 19742Camron-Stanford House1426 Lakeside DriveJanuary 7, 19753Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon90 Jack London SquareJanuary 7, 19754Tower to General John C. FremontJoaquin Miller ParkJanuary 7, 19755Joaquin Miller AbbeyJoaquin Miller ParkJanuary 7, 19756J. Mora Moss HouseMosswood ParkJanuary 7, 19757Governor George C. Pardee House672 11th StreetJanuary 7, 19758Alfred H. Cohen House1440 29th AvenueJanuary 7, 19759Paramount Theater2025 BroadwayJanuary 7, 197510Antonio Maria Peralta House2465 34th AvenueAugust 5, 197511Adobe Headquarters Site, Rancho San Antonio2465-2501-2511 34th AvenueAugust 5, 197512Treadwell Hall5212 Broadway August 5, 1975Formerly used by California College of Arts and Crafts13First Unitarian Church685 14th StreetAugust 5, 197514Frederick B. Ginn House660 13th StreetAugust 5, 197515Tribune Tower409-415 13th StreetMay 4, 197616Herbert Hoover House1079 12th StreetOctober 5, 197617Jack London House1914 Foothill Blvd.March 8, 197718Young Women's Christian Assoc. (YWCA)1515 Webster StreetMay 24, 1977Now Common Webster and the Envision Academy of Arts & Technology19Lakeshore Highlands PortalsTrestle Glen Road & Longridge RoadNovember 15, 197720Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption950 Castro StreetNovember 29, 1977Original Location: 920 Brush Street21Quinn House1004-06 16th StreetMarch 21, 1978Original Location: 1425 Castro Street22Arbor Villa Palm TreesWest side of 9th Avenue from E. 24th to E. 28th Streets, along Bayview Avenue and Park Blvd. to 9th AvenueMarch 21, 197823Fox Theatre1807-1829 Telegraph AvenueMarch 28, 197824California Cotton Mills Company Factory1091 Calcot PlaceFebruary 20, 197925Maclise Drug Store Building1633 San Pablo AvenueFebruary 20, 197926Locke House3911 Harrison StreetApril 3, 197927Oakland Municipal Auditorium / Henry J. Kaiser Center10 Tenth StreetApril 3, 197928Oakland City Hall1 Frank H. Ogawa PlazaJune 19, 197929St. Augustine's / Old Trinity Church29th Street & Telegraph AvenueDecember 4, 197930Earl Warren House88 Vernon StreetDecember 4, 197931Oakland Hotel13th St., Harrison St., 14th & Alice StreetsDecember 18, 197932Caldecott TunnelHighway 24January 22, 198033North FieldMetropolitan Oakland International AirportFebruary 5, 198034Montclair Fire House6226 Moraga AvenueMarch 18, 198035Brooklyn Fire House1235 International BoulevardApril 8, 198036Point Oakland Fire House1681 8th StreetMay 27, 1980Burned in 1994 then demolished37Dunsmuir House and Carriage HouseThe Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate 2960 Peralta Oaks CourtMay 27, 198038Leona ParkOld Survivor Redwood Tree39Lake MerrittLake MerrittJuly 8, 198040Leimert BridgeLeimert Blvd. between Park Blvd. & Clemens RoadSept. 30, 198041Glenview Branch Library4231 Park BoulevardSept. 30, 1980February 25, 199742Asa White House604 East 17th StreetNovember 4, 198043Carnegie Libraries: (a) Golden Gate Branch (b) Melrose Branch (c) Temescal Branch (d) 23rd Avenue Branch(a) 5606 San Pablo Avenue (b) 4805 Foothill Blvd. (c) 5205 Telegraph Avenue (d) 1441 Miller AvenueNovember 4, 198044King's Daughters Home3900 BroadwayNovember 4, 198045Morcom Rose GardenOakland-Piedmont line between Oakland Avenue and Jean StreetNovember 4, 198046Second Church of Christ Scientist Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church476 34th StreetFebruary 24, 198147James White HouseOriginal Location: 702 11th Street Present Location: Preservation ParkApril 14, 198148Charles S. Greene Library / African American Museum and Library at Oakland659 14th StreetApril 14, 198149Southern Pacific Mole7th StreetApril 14, 198150John C. McMullen House2748 Grande Vista AvenueMay 5, 198151George McCrea House and Indian CampgroundHoly Names College Campus 3500 Mountain Blvd.May 5, 198152Grand Lake Theater and Roof Sign3200 Grand AvenueJuly 14, 198153Dr. William Bamford House1235-9 East 15th StreetNovember 17, 198154James Presho House1806 10th AvenueNovember 17, 198155Seymour C. Davisson House1527 Union StreetNovember 17, 198156DeFremery House1651 Adeline StreetNovember 17, 198157Capt. Henry E. Nichols House2304 9th AvenueDecember 3, 198158Williams Block1148-1156 East 12th StreetJuly 20, 198259Central Block1102-1118 East 12th StreetJuly 20, 198260Portland Hotel - Henry House470-482 9th StreetNovember 9, 198261Dunns Block721-725 Washington StreetNovember 9, 198262Peniel Mission (Oriental Block)716-724 Washington StreetNovember 9, 198263Victor H. Metcalf HouseOriginal Location: 245 Perkins Street Present Location:750 14th Street64LaSalle Hotel Building491-497 9th StreetNovember 9, 198265Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Mi Rancho)464-468 7th StreetNovember 9, 198266Bowman B. Brown's Building & Annex727-73 Washington Street, 509-513 8th StreetNovember 9, 198267Hume-Wilcutt House918 18th StreetFebruary 15, 198368Wilcox Block & Annex (Gladstone)821-833 Broadway, 459-475 9th StreetApril 12, 198369Delger Block901-933 Broadway April 12, 198370Cathedral Building1615 BroadwayApril 12, 198371Holland-Canning House954 16th Street72Reed-Henshaw House974 16th Street July 12, 198373Campbell House1014 16th StreetJuly 12, 198374Gladding-Chickering House970 16th StreetJuly 12, 198375Cattaneo Block (Buon Gusto Bakery)5006-5010 Telegraph AvenueSeptember 6, 198376Lloyd Hotel477-487 9th StreetNovember 8, 198377Arlington Hotel484-494 9th StreetNovember 8, 198378Gooch Block (Ratto's International Grocery)817-829 Washington Street79Jefferson Square6th Street, 7th StreetDecember 20, 198380Lincoln Square (Oakland Square)10th St., 11th St., Harrison St., Alice St.December 20, 198381Southern Pacific Railroad Station16th and Wood Streets January 31, 1984821100 Broadway Building1100 BroadwayJanuary 31, 1984Key System Building83Church of St. James the Apostle & Parish Hall1540 12th AvenueMay 29, 198484Brooklyn Presbyterian Church & Parish Hall1433 12th AvenueJune 26, 198485Asian Resource Center8th and Harrison StreetsOctober 16, 198486Latham Square Fountain15th Street and Telegraph AvenueOctober 16, 198487St. Joseph's Home for the Aged & Professional Center2647 International BoulevardNovember 13, 198488Howden Building325-43 17th StreetNovember 13, 198489Financial Center Building405 14th StreetNovember 13, 198490Lafayette Square10th Street, 11th Street, Jefferson Street & Martin Luther King Jr. WayJanuary 8, 198591Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: Initial Cottage23-27 Home Place WestApril 23, 198592Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: Grace Cottage1101-5 McKinleyApril 23, 198593Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: Evelyn Cottage3001 Park BoulevardApril 23, 198594Mary R. Smith Trust Cottages: The LodgeApril 23, 198595USS Potomac1660 EmbarcaderoApril 23, 198596Civic Center Post Office201 13th StreetApril 23, 198597Necklace of LightsLake MerrittMay 3, 198598Oakland Iron Works / United Iron Works2nd Street at Jefferson StreetJuly 16, 198599Oakland Technical High School4500 BroadwayJuly 23, 1985100Oakland Title Insurance Building1449-1459 Franklin St./ 401-07 15th StreetJuly 30, 1985101White Building327-349 15th Street/1464-1466 Webster StreetNovember 12, 1985102Roos Brothers Building1500-20 Broadway/448 15th StreetJuly 8, 1986103Chryst House1600 Fernwood DriveJuly 8, 1986104Attached residences at 3034-3040 Richmond Blvd.3034-3040 Richmond Blvd.July 8, 1986105Tower House1937 8th AvenueJuly 15, 1986106Leamington Hotel Building & Annex1800-26 Franklin Street/365-89 19th StreetApril 7, 1987107Western Market Building1483-87 8th Street/782 Chester StreetJune 19, 1987108Fricke Building565-7 11th StreetJanuary 19, 1988 July 19, 1988109Wetmore House Group571, 573-5-7 and 583 11th StreetJanuary 19, 1988 July 19, 1988110Posey Tube Portal415 Harrison Street June 23, 1992111Ellen Kenna House1218 East 21st StreetJune 23, 1992112Lake Merritt Hotel1800 Madison StreetJune 23, 1992113Palace Apartments (Alison Apartments)1560 Alice StreetJune 23, 1992114Modern Safeway Stores Office & Warehouse Building5701-5759 International BoulevardMarch 9, 1993115Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church & Annex265-73 8th StreetMay 3, 1994116St. Paul's Episcopal Church114 Montecito AvenueMay 24, 1994117University High School / North Oakland Senior Center5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way118Temple Sinai362 28th StreetDecember 13, 1994119Oakland Museum of California1000 Oak StreetFebruary 7, 1995120Borax Smith's Red House817 East 24th StreetJune 6, 1995121Alameda County Title Insurance Co. Building (Holland Building, Everis Building)380-98 14th Street/1400-04 Franklin StreetJune 6, 1995122Joe & Rose Shoong House385 Bellevue AvenueDecember 5, 1995123Charles & Lucretia Bates House399 Bellevue AvenueDecember 5, 1995124John & Anna McElroy House401 Lee StreetDecember 5, 1995125Fire Station #10172 Santa Clara AvenueDecember 5, 1995including certain interior features126Our Savior Danish Lutheran Church (Seventh Avenue Missionary Baptist Church)1740 7th AvenueJanuary 23, 1996127Oakland Laundry Company / Calou's Linen Service730-29th StreetJanuary 23, 1996128Walter "Brownie" McGhee House688 43rd Street December 3, 1996129Chapel of the Chimes4499 Piedmont AvenueMarch 30, 1999130American Bag Company and Union Hide Company299 3rd StreetMarch 30, 1999131Cox Cadillac - Whole Foods216-30 Bay Place/2500-42 Harrison Street132The Rotunda300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza133Claremont Hotel41 Tunnel Road134New St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church (St. Paul's Swedish Lutheran Church)1011 Martin Luther King Jr. Way135Victorian Legal Center, Law Offices of Warren B. Wilson (Mason-Elsey-Wilson House)653 11th StreetMay 18, 2004136Samm/Dalton/Cooper House and Corner Store1450 - 1454 8th Street May 18, 2004137Broadway Building, First National Bank and Lionel Wilson Building150 Frank H. Ogawa PlazaJune 7, 2005138Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts (Women's City Club, Alice Arts Center)1428 Alice StreetJune 7, 2005139Municipal Boathouse (High Pressure Pumping Station #1)1520 Lakeside DriveJune 7, 2005140St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church (St. Augustine's Mission)2624 West StreetJune 7, 2005141Studio One Art Center365 45th StreetJanuary 6, 2009formerly Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home142The Altenheim Senior Housing1720 MacArthur Blvd.January 6, 2009143Buddhist Church of Oakland825 Jackson Street144Morse House5654 Margarido Drive145Shorey House1782 8th Street
Preservation Districts # Name Image Boundaries Date Description1Preservation Park11th - 14th Streets Castro - Jefferson - Martin Luther King Jr. WayAugust 12, 19752Victorian Row (Old Oakland)7th - 10th Streets Broadway - Clay StreetApril 13, 19763Preservation Park Extension10th - 13th Streets Castro - Jefferson - Martin Luther King Jr. WayApril 17, 19794Downtown Brooklyn-ClintonNorth side of E.12th St. between 11th & 12th AvenuesJuly 20, 1982510th Avenue Historic District1900 - 2100 blocks of 10th Avenue (portions)May 3, 19886Bellevue Staten Apartment DistrictPortions of Bellevue, Elita & Staten Avenues adjoining Lakeside ParkJanuary 14, 19977Oak Center Historic DistrictBrush & Union Streets / 10th - 18th/20th StreetsJuly 15, 20038Sheffield Village Historic DistrictRoxbury, Marlow, Middleton, Covington, Brookfield, Danbury & 1810 - 1848 Foothill Boulevard May 17, 200597th Street Commercial District1600 - 1642 7th StreetMay 17, 2005
Heritage properties # Description District Date Description11815 Leimert Boulevard 4200722302 17th Avenue220083Shorey House 1782 8th Street320084Fairlawn Hotel 2375 Fruitvale Avenue520085227 John Street 120086Murdock House 3070 Richmond Boulevard320087Oakland Consolidated Street Railway Car Barn