{"nrhp_refnum":"78000645","name":"Studio Building","other_names":["The Berkeley Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2045 Shattuck Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berkeley","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.87155037700006,"lon":-122.267278783,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-04-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story commercial and studio building at 2045 Shattuck Avenue, at the corner of Addison Street in downtown Berkeley, California. Frederick H. Dakin built it in 1905-06, and it later became the Berkeley Hotel.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is one of the most distinctive early twentieth century buildings left in downtown Berkeley, with rounded metal bays and a tile mansard roof. It was designed as an art center, with a gallery and studios on the top floor. It also housed the first home of the California College of Arts and Crafts and the real estate firm Mason-McDuffie.","narrative":"Completed in 1906 at the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Addison Street, this five-story building was conceived by developer Frederick H. Dakin as a home for artists. Its five rounded metal bays, classical detailing and red tile mansard roof set it apart from the plainer brick business blocks nearby. The top floor held a skylit gallery and many small studios, and the ground floor was rented to the real estate firm Mason-McDuffie. Early tenants included architects and photographers, and in 1907 the California College of Arts and Crafts opened here for its first school year. A 1906 benefit exhibition drew work by well-known California painters. Dakin's company sold the building in 1911, and it was remodeled as the Berkeley Hotel with an elevator added. The original arcaded ground floor has been stuccoed and altered, yet the upper building keeps much of its integrity. The architect remains uncertain, with Dakin and William H. Weeks both suggested. Upper floors have been vacant since about 1970.","period_of_significance":"1905-06","architect_builder":"William H. Weeks (?) or Frederick H. Dakin","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Around 1970 the building was condemned due to fire damage; the upper floors have been vacant since, while the ground floor is used for small businesses. The form describes its condition as fair.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.663818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000645.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000645/8b3b4d101a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000645/8b3b4d101a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Studio_Building_(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:Studio_Building_(Berkeley,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858349","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Building_(Berkeley,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7628161"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/studio-building-78000645/"}