College Women's Club | |
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| Location | 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°52′09″N122°15′20″W / 37.869222°N 122.255514°W Coordinates: 37°52′09″N122°15′20″W / 37.869222°N 122.255514°W |
| Built | 1936-37 |
| Architect | Walter T. Steilberg |
| Architectural style | American Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002157 [1] |
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 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 "City of Berkeley Landmark" in 1979 [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [3]
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