Shattuck Hotel Plaza - Berkeley, CA - Antique Hotels on Waymarking.com

SHATTUCK HOTEL,
J.F.HINK & SON DEPARTMENT STORE

Benjamin G. McDougall, Architect, 1909 and 1913
Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1926

Berkeley’s first grand hotel, promoted as “The Finest Family Hotel in the City,” was built in 1910 by wealthy philanthropist Rosa Shattuck in memory of her husband, Francis Kittredge Shattuck, a prominent developer and civic leader. This reinforced concrete and steel building was designed by the architect of the nearby YMCA building, Benjamin McDougall. The Mediterranean Style of the building is apparent in its square corner turrets and arched windows. A second phase of construction more than tripled the size of the original six-story building, with 300 “Splendidly Furnished” rooms. For more than seven decades Hink’s department store, with its covered arcade built in 1926, occupied the largest ground floor space in the addition.

Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
www.berkeleyplaques.org
2012

Name of the Hotel: Shattuck Hotel Address: 2086 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 845-7300 Hotel since: 01/01/1910 Date Building was built: 01/01/1910 Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: no Number of Rooms: Not Listed Height in floors: Not listed Hotel Rating: Not listed First use of building: Not listed Hotel website (if available): Not listed

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