Sather Gate and Bridge - Berkeley, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Sather Gate is a prominent landmark separating Sproul Plaza and the bridge over Strawberry Creek leading to the heart of the University of California, Berkeley campus. The gate was donated by Jane K. Sather, a benefactor of the university, in memory of her late husband Peder Sather.

Designed by John Galen Howard, it was completed in 1910. Atop the gate are eight panels of bas-relief figures, with four nude men representing the disciplines of law, letters, medicine, and mining and four nude women representing the disciplines of agriculture, architecture, art, and electricity. They were sculpted by Professor Earl Cummins. When the panels were first installed, public outrage over these nude figures led Sather to demand their removal.[citation needed] Sixty-seven years later, they were rediscovered and re-installed.

Originally, the gate served as the terminus of Telegraph Avenue, marking the University's south entrance. (The circle in front of the gate served as a turning point for the trolleys coming from Oakland.) The University later expanded further south of Strawberry Creek, and the gate is now well separated from Berkeley's city streets by Sproul Plaza."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sather_Gate

Street address: U.C.Berkeley, Berkeley Berkeley, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Alameda Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Transportation, Pedestrian Related Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation, Pedestrian Related Current function: Transportation, Pedestrian Related Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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