{"nrhp_refnum":"09000247","name":"Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County","other_names":["The Bellevue Club","Women's Athletic Club","Bellevue Club Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"525 Bellevue Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oakland","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.81331713700007,"lon":-122.26569710799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story clubhouse of about 47,000 square feet at 525 Bellevue Avenue in Oakland, California, facing Lakeside Park and Lake Merritt. The main building was built in 1928-1929, and a one-story garage addition was added behind it in 1964.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture, as a strong and in some ways outstanding example of a women's athletic club building within the context of California clubhouse architecture, 1900-1932. It combines a Chateauesque exterior with Classical Revival formal interiors and has retained very good historic integrity. It also offered athletic facilities, dining and social rooms, and guest rooms.","narrative":"Overlooking Lakeside Park and Lake Merritt in Oakland, this clubhouse at 525 Bellevue Avenue was built in 1928-1929 as the home of the Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, later renamed The Bellevue Club. The five-story main building is steel-frame and reinforced concrete, with a stucco front, slate roofs, tall chimneys and a projecting stair tower that give it a Chateauesque exterior. Inside, the formal rooms are Classical Revival, including a lobby, a swimming pool, the Mural Lounge, a Dining Room and the Crystal Lounge. A plain one-story concrete garage was added behind it in 1964. Clubhouses of this kind offered athletic facilities, dining and social rooms, and overnight rooms. The property is considered locally significant for its architecture as a strong example of a women's athletic club building in California. It has kept very good integrity despite later window replacements and additions, though water damage and spalling of ornament have been reported.","period_of_significance":"1928-1929, 1934, 1939","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Chateauesque (exterior); Classical Revival (interior formal spaces)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Generally in good condition, with noted problems of water infiltration, rusting and spalling; still used as a clubhouse with sports facilities and hotel-type rooms.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.77263-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/09000247.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000247/94c8782f62-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000247/94c8782f62-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lorahlove","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women%27s_Athletic_Club_of_Alameda_County_03.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lorahlove</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women%27s_Athletic_Club_of_Alameda_County_03.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858379","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Athletic_Club_of_Alameda_County","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58030586"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/womens-athletic-club-of-alameda-county-09000247/"}