{"nrhp_refnum":"77000282","name":"Berkeley Women's City Club","other_names":["Berkeley City Club"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2315 Durant Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berkeley","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.86764664000003,"lon":-122.26276984299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story reinforced concrete residence and social club at 2315 Durant Avenue in Berkeley, California, designed by architect Julia Morgan and constructed in 1929.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a significant example of an eclectic medieval/Gothic residential club and an outstanding, well-maintained example of Julia Morgan's work. It argues the building's scale, integration of structure, design and ornamentation, dramatic spaces and use of light and shadow give it overall excellence. It is described as the most representative and best maintained example of this style in the Bay Area.","narrative":"Completed in 1929 on Durant Avenue in Berkeley, this six-story reinforced concrete building was designed by Julia Morgan as a residence and social club. The first two floors hold large public rooms, while a four-story tower above contains residence rooms. Gothic-style tracery, leaded glass, cast stone details, walk-in fireplaces, interior garden courts and an indoor swimming pool mark the design, and the interior has a medieval character. Morgan designed it at the height of her career, after her work on San Simeon, and developed her own approach to club buildings from that experience. The nomination presents it as the most representative and best maintained example of this style in the Bay Area and as a type of elegant social club popular in the twenties and thirties. The original furnishings survive in excellent condition. The club was founded for women and changed its name and admitted men as members in 1962.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Julia Morgan","architectural_style":"Eclectic medieval/Gothic residential club","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition of fabric is described as excellent and well cared for, with original furnishings also in excellent condition; it remains in the possession of its original owners and is occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.278312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/77000282.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000282/39a3a3fcab-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000282/39a3a3fcab-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berkeley_Women%27s_City_Club_(Berkeley,_CA).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berkeley_Women%27s_City_Club_(Berkeley,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858161","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_City_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4891996"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/berkeley-womens-city-club-77000282/"}