Shattuck Hotel Plaza - Berkeley, CA
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N 37° 52.152 W 122° 16.102
10S E 564349 N 4191554
The historic Shattuck Hotel.
Waymark Code: WMGP4E
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2013
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SHATTUCK HOTEL,
J.F.HINK & SON DEPARTMENT STORE
Benjamin G. McDougall, Architect, 1909 and 1913
Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1926
Berkeley’s first grand hotel, promoted as “The Finest Family Hotel in the City,” was built in 1910 by wealthy philanthropist Rosa Shattuck in memory of her husband, Francis Kittredge Shattuck, a prominent developer and civic leader. This reinforced concrete and steel building was designed by the architect of the nearby YMCA building, Benjamin McDougall. The Mediterranean Style of the building is apparent in its square corner turrets and arched windows. A second phase of construction more than tripled the size of the original six-story building, with 300 “Splendidly Furnished” rooms. For more than seven decades Hink’s department store, with its covered arcade built in 1926, occupied the largest ground floor space in the addition.
Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
www.berkeleyplaques.org
2012
Name of the Hotel: Shattuck Hotel
Address: 2086 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 845-7300
Hotel since: 01/01/1910
Date Building was built: 01/01/1910
Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes
Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes
Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes
Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes
Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: no
Number of Rooms: Not Listed
Height in floors: Not listed
Hotel Rating: Not listed
First use of building: Not listed
Hotel website (if available): Not listed
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