Madison Park Apartments - Oakland, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"When constructed in 1908, Madison Park Apartments (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) became the largest wooden structure west of the Mississippi. Damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the building was vacant until 1995, when EBALDC completed renovation.

In addition to providing affordable housing, Madison Park Apartments offers residents and community organizations a large community room, and leases space to the Oakland Unified School District, who provides ESL and computer classes to adults. Located across from Lake Merritt BART station, Madison Park Apartments is conveniently located within a short walk of the Oakland Museum, schools, and parks.

The building was nominated for the Maxwell Awards of Excellence from Fannie Mae and won the preservation Design Award from the California Preservation Foundation in 1996." (visit link)

Street address: 100 9th St. Oakland, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Alameda Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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