College Women's Club

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College Women's Club
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Location2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California
Coordinates 37°52′09″N122°15′20″W / 37.869222°N 122.255514°W / 37.869222; -122.255514
Built1936-37
ArchitectWalter T. Steilberg
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 82002157 [1]
BERKL No.33
Designated BERKLNovember 19, 1979

The College Women's Club was a women's club founded in 1920 based in Berkeley, California. It organized Berkeley's first cooperative day nursery and established scholarships. [2]

The building

The College Women's Club building was built by Walter T. Steilberg in 1928 [3] in the American Craftsman style. [4]

The College Women's Club sold the building and it was turned into a rooming house and a sorority. The building was restored in the early 1990s and then became the Berkeley Hotel. [4]

The building, now the Berkeley Hotel, was designated a Berkeley Landmark by the city in 1979 [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "College Women's Club". Berkeley Historical Plaque Project. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "College Women's Club". NPGallery Asset Detail. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Our History". Historic Berkeley Hotel. Retrieved 9 October 2018.