Faculty Club
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Why it's listed
Sited at the west end of Faculty Glade on the University of California's Berkeley campus, the Faculty Club began in 1902 as a Bernard Maybeck design. Its exterior combines sand plaster, redwood shingles, a Mission tile roof, heavy wooden corbels and arched openings suggesting California Mission forms. The Great Hall has exposed timber trusses and a massive tiled fireplace. Later work by John Galen Howard, Warren Perry, W. S. Wellington and other firms more than doubled the building, yet the nomination describes it as architecturally harmonious. The club grew out of a faculty dining association and was financed by faculty subscriptions. It also offers lodging, and historian Henry Morse Stephens lived in a tower room Maybeck designed for him. The surrounding glade, bounded by Strawberry Creek, has hosted ceremonies and gatherings. It was also an Ohlone campsite and burial ground, and excavations for the building uncovered artifacts and skeletons. These architectural, educational and social associations support its listing.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of the earliest campus buildings, with unequaled associations for faculty and the community. Despite many additions it is described as organically grown and architecturally harmonious, with a regional design suited to Berkeley. Faculty Glade has long served as a social setting and was also an Ohlone campsite and burial ground.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82004641, listed March 25, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Oxford St., Berkeley |
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| County | Alameda County |
| Listed | March 25, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82004641 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900-present |
| Architect / builder | Bernard Maybeck, J. G. Howard, Warren Perry, W. S. Wellington; remodelings and additions by Downs & Lagorio, Marquis & Stoller, Christopherson & Kositzky |
| Architectural style | Regional design with California Mission forms and Gothic-style timbering in the Great Hall |
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| Areas of significance | Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as excellent and altered, on its original site; additions to the north, east and south have more than doubled the building's size. |
| Acreage | 2.9 |
| Coordinates | 37.87166, -122.25591 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82004641.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q119397821
- This listing as JSON
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