National Register of Historic Places in Alameda County, California
Park Street Historic Commercial District has been a place of business and commerce since 1880.
Small retail establishments and a few monumental institutional buildings have continuously dominated the streetscape. The commercial character of Park Street sets it apart from the surrounding, almost intact 19th century suburban community whose populace generally commuted to Oakland and San Francisco.
The district includes rare masonry buildings which have survived from the 19th century, a time when redwood was available in unlimited supply. In the 19th century, less than one percent of the buildings in Alameda were masonry. Most were on Park Street. Most are still standing.
The sixty-acre historic district contains sixty-four contributing buildings.
Adapted from the NRHP nomination dated November 1981.
Name | Year | Address | Remarks | Sort Address | Sort Name |
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Lee Auto Supply | 1926 | 1523-1525 Park Street | Park 1523 | Lee Auto Supply | |
Pop In Bar | 1897 | 1515 Park Street | Built prior to 1897 and extensively remodeled in 1920. | Park 1515 | Pop In Bar |
1897 | 1513 Park Street | Built prior to 1897. | Park 1513 | ||
1926 | 1505-1507 Park Street | Park 1505 | |||
1897 | 2321-2323 Santa Clara Avenue | Built prior to 1897 and remodeled several times. | Santa Clara 2321 | ||
1902 | 2317 Santa Clara Avenue | Santa Clara 2317 | |||
1892 | 2313 Santa Clara Avenue | Santa Clara 2313 | |||
Koerber Building | 1892 | 2309-2311 Santa Clara Avenue | Santa Clara 2309 | Koerber Building | |
1880 | 2305 Santa Clara Avenue | Residence dating from the 1880's with numerous bays and additions. | Santa Clara 2305 | ||
1938 | 2301 Santa Clara Avenue | Prefabricated metal gas station in the Art Deco style. | Santa Clara 2301 | ||
Knights of Pythias Building | 1897 | 1510 Oak Street | Built between 1897 and 1910; exact date unknown. | Oak 1510 | Knights of Pythias Building |
Alameda Times-Star Warehouse | 1926 | 1514 Oak Street | Oak 1514 | Alameda Times-Star Warehouse | |
Alameda Times-Star Building | 1946 | 1516 Oak Street | Oak 1516 | Alameda Times-Star Building | |
Schroeder Building | 1903 | 2316-2320 Santa Clara Avenue | Santa Clara Avenue 2316 | Schroeder Building | |
1880 | 2326-2328 Santa Clara Avenue and 1435-1437 Park Street | Probably built in the 18880's. | Santa Clara Avenue 2326 | ||
1938 | 1419 Park Street | Park 1419 | |||
1909 | 1415-1417 Park Street | Built prior to 1909. | Park 1415 | ||
Boehmer Building | 1870 | 1407-1413 Park Street | Built in the 1870's and much remodeled over the years. | Park 1407 | Boehmer Building |
1922 | 1403 Park Street | Park 1403 | |||
1880 | 1401 Park Street | Built c.1880. | Park 1401 | ||
The Alameda Theatre | 1931 | 2315-2323 Central Avenue | Art Moderne movie theater designed by Timothy Pflueger. | Central 2315 | The Alameda Theatre |
1910 | 2314-2320 Central Avenue | Built c.1910. | Central 2314 | ||
T. Cannon Building | 1929 | 1351 Park Street | Park 1351 | T. Cannon Building | |
1929 | 1349 Park Street | Park 1349 | |||
1900 | 1347 Park Street | Park 1347 | |||
1900 | 1343 Park Street | Built prior to 1900. | Park 1343 | ||
Burns Building | 1908 | 1339 Park Street | Park 1339 | Burns Building | |
1875 | 2310 Alameda Avenue | Originally built around 1875 with a 1926 addition. | Alameda 2310 | ||
New Masonic Temple | 1927 | 2312-2324 Alameda Avenue | Alameda 2312 | New Masonic Temple | |
Old Masonic Temple | 1891 | 1327-1333 Park Street | Park 1327 | Old Masonic Temple | |
1891 | 1325 Park Street | Park 1325 | |||
1897 | 1305-1311 Park Street | Built prior to 1897 with major remodeling in 1936 and 1951. | Park 1305 | ||
1880 | 1301-1303 Park Street | Built c.1880. | Park 1301 | ||
Derby Building | 1924 | 1320-1328 Park Street | Park 1320 | Derby Building | |
Delanoy Block | 1902 | 1336-1346 Park Street | Park 1336 | Delanoy Block | |
Farnham Block | 1889 | 1350-1364 Park Street | Built in 1889 as a Queen Anne with a rounded corner tower and three-sided bays, Transformed into a Moderne building in 1938. | Park 1350 | Farnham Block |
Offices and apartments | 1915 | 2416-2420 Central Avenue and 1359 Park Street | Built in 1915 and stuccoed over in the 1930's. | Central 2416 | Offices and apartments |
Old Alameda Federal Post Office | 1912 | 2417 Central Avenue | Renaissance Revival building designed by William A. Newman. Built in 1912, expanded in 1932, restored in 1977. | Central 2417 | Old Alameda Federal Post Office |
Wells Fargo Bank | 1888 | 1400 Park Street | Built as a one-story bank in 1888 with the second story added in 1902. | Park 1400 | Wells Fargo Bank |
1908 | 1402-1410 Park Street | Park 1402 | |||
Park Place | 1934 | 1420-1424 Park Street | Park 1420 | Park Place | |
Park Row and Tucker Building | 1885 | 1430-1440 Park Street | Built in 1885 in the Stick style. Remodeled in the Art Deco style, apparently in the year 1952 even though Art Deco was no longer fashionable. | Park 1430 | Park Row and Tucker Building |
Oak Theatre | 1912 | 2420 Santa Clara Avenue | The 1912 Oak Theatre was rehabilitated and enlarged in 1977. | Santa Clara Avenue 2320 | Oak Theatre |
Bank of America | 1906 | 1500-1504 Park Street | The original building was damaged in the 1906 earthquake but was rebuilt. Major alterations in 1926 and the early 1940's. | Park 1500 | Bank of America |
1923 | 1514-1518 Park Street | Park 1514 | |||
1910 | 2412-2416 Webb Avenue | Built c.1910. | Webb 2412 | ||
1909 | 2411 Webb Avenue | Built prior to 1909. | Webb 2411 | ||
1925 | 1532 Park Street | Park 1532 | |||
1920 | 1544 Park Street | Park 1544 | |||
1909 | 2408-2410 Lincoln Avenue | Built prior to 1909 and altered in 1924. | Lincoln 2408 |