Oakland Hotel

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Oakland Hotel
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Location260 13th Street, Oakland, California
Coordinates 37°48′09″N122°15′58″W / 37.80250°N 122.26611°W / 37.80250; -122.26611 (Oakland Hotel)
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Built byP.J. Walker
Architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
NRHP reference No. 79000470 [1]
ODL No.31
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1979
Designated ODL1979

The Oakland Hotel is a historic building in Oakland, California. It was built as a luxury hotel by P.J. Walker in 1912, with investments from businessmen Francis Marion Smith, Edson Adams and W.W. Garthwaite. [2] From 1943 to 1963, it was a hospital for the United States Army and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. [2] It was subsequently unoccupied until 1978, when it reopened as a retirement home. [2]

The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 4, 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved December 30, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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