{"nrhp_refnum":"82002163","name":"Tupper and Reed Building","other_names":["Metropol Restaurant"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2275 Shattuck Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berkeley","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.86812641000006,"lon":-122.26742643999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story clinker brick commercial building at 2275 Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley, California, completed in 1925 and designed by architect W.R. Yelland for a music business.","why_significant":"It is presented as a superb example of the \"storybook\" style of the \"Hansel and Gretel\" period, rare among commercial buildings, since most such designs are hillside homes. It is also a good example of architect William Raymond Yelland's rustic, \"olde world\" work. Its forecourt, fireplace and live music made it a community gathering place as well as a store.","narrative":"Built in 1925 on Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley, this two-story clinker brick building has a gabled slate roof, a towering chimney and a forecourt that leads to both floors and the basement. Architect W.R. Yelland designed it for a music business, and a large brick fireplace anchors the ground floor. Its storybook, \"olde world\" look is unusual for a commercial block, since most buildings in that style are homes in the hills. Yelland used the inner courtyard to create a welcoming feel rather than placing shops at the sidewalk line. Live bands once played from an upstairs room that opened onto the main floor, and the Sign of the Piper restaurant served meals upstairs for 25 years. An iron piper still tops the chimney. A fire in 1959 destroyed much of the interior, which was carefully restored using surviving wooden pillars as models. Restaurants and offices occupy the building today.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"W.R. Yelland, architect; Hansen, Robertson & Zumwalt, builder","architectural_style":"Storybook style (\"Hansel and Gretel\" period)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in commercial use, with a cafe in the basement, a restaurant on the main floor and offices upstairs. A 1959 fire destroyed about 60% of the interior, which was later restored and duplicated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.300957-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002163.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002163/80b2254678-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002163/80b2254678-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Almonroth","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tupper_and_Reed_Building-2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Almonroth</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:Tupper_and_Reed_Building-2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858361","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133252009"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/tupper-and-reed-building-82002163/"}