Bowles Hall - Berkeley, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Squirreleen
N 37° 52.398 W 122° 15.177
10S E 565702 N 4192020
Building #89000195. U.C. Berkeley Dormitory by George William Kelham, 1928.
Waymark Code: WM3KJH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 50

Gothic-style Bowles Hall was traditionally a men's dormitory with a colorful and proud past. Like the adjacent UC Stadium, it sits atop the Hayward Fault, and was slated for demolition in the mid 1980s. "Bowlesmen" successfully petitioned to place it on the National Register of Historic Places, thus saving it. Currently it admits freshmen only.
Street address:
Stadium and Gayley Way
Berkeley, CA USA
94720


County / Borough / Parish: Alameda

Year listed: 1989

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Education Related Housing

Current function: Education Related Housing

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Privately owned?: Not Listed

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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