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National Register Listings in Berkeley, CA

Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places near you, with the name, county, category and listing year.

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Berkeley has a population of about 116,768. Researchers working on Berkeley, CA usually start at the courthouse. The listed sites around it are often the fastest way to see what the records describe.

On the record near Berkeley, CA

The 12 nearest

476 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Berkeley, CA.

  1. City Hallunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
  2. Berkeley Historic Civic Center Districtunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · District · Berkeley · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
  3. Golden Sheaf Bakeryunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  4. Chamber of Commerce Buildingunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  5. U.S. Post Officeunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
  6. Studio Buildingunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  7. Berkeley Public Libraryunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  8. Tupper and Reed Buildingunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  9. Masonic Templeunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  10. Boone's University Schoolunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  11. Corder Buildingunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · Building · Berkeley · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  12. Edwards, George C., Stadiumunder a mile from the center of Berkeley · District · Berkeley · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Berkeley, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

National Register Listings in Berkeley, step by step

  1. 1

    Pull every listed site in the area with its source

  2. 2

    Match the sites to the records you are working from

  3. 3

    Visit and photograph what still stands

  4. 4

    Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record

  5. 5

    Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Berkeley, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Berkeley, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Berkeley

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Berkeley, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Berkeley, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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