{"nrhp_refnum":"99000896","name":"American Bag Co.-Union Hide Co.","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"299 Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oakland","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.79524105400003,"lon":-122.27212326399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story red brick warehouse at 299 Third Street, at the corner of Harrison Street in Oakland's waterfront warehouse area, built in 1917 for the American Bag Co. and Union Hide Co.","why_significant":"It is presented as one of Oakland's most outstanding examples of early twentieth century utilitarian brick warehouse architecture. Its polychrome and cream brickwork and rhythm of arched windows set it apart from nearby warehouses. A 1983 city survey called it the most decorative of the surrounding warehouses, and it retains unusual integrity because the original user occupied it until 1987.","narrative":"Standing at Third and Harrison Streets in Oakland's warehouse area near the estuary, this three-story brick building was constructed in 1917 for Kalman Gluck's American Bag Co. and Union Hide Co. Leonard H. Thomas designed it, and J. Sockoler built it. Dark red brick walls are enriched with cream and polychrome brick in gauged and paneled patterns, segmentally arched windows, a belt course and a deep corbeled cornice. Loading docks face the Western Pacific tracks, which had recently arrived on Third Street. The Gluck family used the building until the late 1980s, which left it remarkably intact, including its painted signage and rooftop flumes and bins from burlap bag cleaning. A 1995-1996 renovation turned the upper floor into a residence and the lower floors into commercial space while preserving the historic character. It was listed for its architecture as one of Oakland's half-dozen most outstandingly embellished early twentieth century industrial buildings.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":"J. Sockoler, builder; Leonard H. Thomas, designer","architectural_style":"Late 19th/20th Century Revivals","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Renovated in 1995-1996; the third floor is a residence and the first and second floors are leased as commercial space. The original freight elevator, scale, windows and signage were kept.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.113481-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/99000896.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000896/f8f42881da-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000896/f8f42881da-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_Bag_Co.-Union_Hide_Co._(Oakland,_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:American_Bag_Co.-Union_Hide_Co._(Oakland,_CA).JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"00000361","name":"Oakland Waterfront Warehouse District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/oakland-waterfront-warehouse-district-00000361/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858143","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bag_Company_and_Union_Hide_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123232222"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/american-bag-co-union-hide-co-99000896/"}