{"nrhp_refnum":"04000332","name":"Berkeley Hillside Club","other_names":["2286 Cedar Street"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2286 Cedar St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berkeley","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.87871833200006,"lon":-122.26483114799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 4,000 square foot shingle-clad clubhouse at 2286 Cedar Street in Berkeley, California, completed in August 1924 for the Berkeley Hillside Club on a 0.21-acre lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A as headquarters of a civic and social couples club from 1924 to 1954. The club provided social cohesion for North Berkeley and University of California faculty through dances, theater and other activities. Its rebuilding after the 1923 Berkeley Hills fire reflected a shift from civic action to social and cultural interests.","narrative":"Built in 1924, this redwood-shingled clubhouse at 2286 Cedar Street in Berkeley serves the Berkeley Hillside Club, a civic and social group founded in 1898. Described as a good late example of the First Bay Area Tradition shingle style, it has gabled roofs with wide boxed eaves, a pointed-arch entrance, and a large stone chimney with a stained glass window dated in Greek numerals. Inside are a two-story auditorium with stage, a balcony, a kitchen and dining room, a basement with dressing rooms, and a manager's apartment. The building replaced an earlier clubhouse designed by Bernard Maybeck in 1906, after the 1923 Berkeley Hills fire. It is recognized for its role from 1924 to 1954, when the club shifted from neighborhood planning advocacy toward dances, theater and lectures, and acted as a social hub for North Berkeley residents and University of California faculty. Alterations have been minimal, including a wheelchair ramp and some replaced shingles.","period_of_significance":"1924-1954","architect_builder":"White, John","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements (First Bay Area Tradition shingle style)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Has undergone little alteration since construction and remains in excellent condition; still used as a clubhouse.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.611692-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/04000332.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000332/86bb75df41-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000332/86bb75df41-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"BrokenSphere","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hillside_Club,_Berkeley_exterior_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">BrokenSphere</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hillside_Club,_Berkeley_exterior_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858155","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillside_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5763908"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/berkeley-hillside-club-04000332/"}