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City ResourcesCommunity & Economic Development Agency (CEDA) Oakland Convention and Visitors Bureau Oaklandexplorer.com CEDA sponsored website for economic development opportunities, available real estate, development sites and print outs of demographic reports (requires Autodesk Mapviewer). Oakland Landmarks Advisory Board (please contact Oakland City Directory) Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey (please contact Oakland City Directory) Oakland Main Library History Room (Special Collections) Oakland Shines (Volunteer Network, City Beautification site, City of Oakland)
Other OrganizationsAmerican Institute of Architects American Society of Landscape Architects Architecture Research Institute California Heritage Collection California Mission Studies Association Society of Architectural Historians
Other Preservation OrganizationsCaliforniaArchitectural Heritage Association of Monterey County Art Deco Society of California Alameda Architectural Preservation Association Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association California Preservation Foundation Contra Costa Historical Society Monterey County Historical Resources Monterey County Historical Society Pacific Grove Heritage Society Preservation Action Council of San Jose The Potomac Organization (U.S.S. Potomac) San Francisco Architectural Heritage Victorian Alliance of San Francisco Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley NationalAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation National Preservation Institute National Register of Historic Places National Trust for Historic Preservation National Trust for Historic Preservation Library - University of Maryland
Other ResourcesBancroft Library - University of Calif. at Berkeley California Office of Historic Preservation California State Historical Landmarks National Center for Preservation Technology Oakland on the Move (Children's History of Oakland) U.C. Berkeley Environmental Design Library - Resources
Local MuseumsEbony Museum of Art 1034 14th Street. 510-763-0141. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Museum of African American Technology Science Village The Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA)
Historic Houses & Buildings Open to the PublicThe following houses of historical interest are open to the public on an ongoing basis. Please call for days and hours of operation. OaklandAfrican-American Museum and Library (the renovated Charles Greene Library) 659 14th Street. Tuesday through Saturday 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO/index.html Camron-Stanford House: an 1876 Italianate house on Lake Merritt. 1418 Lakeshore Drive. Tours 11 a.m-4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. $4/$2 (free first Sunday). (510)444-1876. www.cshouse.org Chapel of the Chimes: Oakland Landmark, Mausoleum and Columbarium offers free docent tours at 10 a.m. on third Saturdays. 4499 Piedmont Ave. (510) 228-3207 www.lifemarkgroup.com/oakland/index.html Cohen-Bray House: an 1884 Stick Eastlake with original interiors. 1440 29th Street. Tours at 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday or by appointment. $5. (510)532-0704. www.cohen-brayhouse.info Dunsmuir House & Gardens: Neo-classical Revival mansion offers free access to its grounds 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. 2960 Peralta Oaks Court. For more information on the grounds and on mansion tours (charge), 2960 Peralta Oaks Court. (510)615-5555 www.dunsmuir.org Mountain View Cemetery offers free docent tours at 10 a.m. on second Saturdays. 5000 Piedmont Ave. (510) 658-2588. www.mountainviewcemetery.org Paramount Theatre, a restored Art Deco movie palace, offers $1 tours of areas not usually open to the public. Learn the theater's history, at 10 a.m. on the first and third Saturday. 2025 Broadway. (510) 893-2300. www.paramounttheatre.com Pardee Home Museum: an 1868 Italianate villa, home to two mayors and a California governor. Tours at noon on Fridays and Saturdays, reservations recommended. Schools and private groups may arrange a special tour. $5 adults, children 12 and under free. 672 11th Street. (510)444-2187 www.pardeehome.org Peralta House: an 1870 Italianate Victorian house, sits on the original hacienda site of the 1820 Peralta land grant. This building which has been described as the "heart and soul of Oakland" is is a city and state landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 2465 34th Avenue and open every Wednesday - Friday 1-3pm. Please call for more information (510)532-9142. www.peraltahacienda.org Preservation Park: an enclave of historic buildings, comprised of five in their original location, and eleven that were moved to the site and saved from demolition. The buildings date from 1870 to 1911. Currently a center for non-profit organizations and small businesses. Available for meetings, performances, and festivities. 1233 Preservation Parkway, between 12th and 13th. Please call for more information (510)874-7580. www.preservationpark.com East BayArdenwood Historic Farm: a living working 205 acre farm with buildings from 1870's to 1920's. Call for information on hours and operation. 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont. (510) 562-PARK. www.fremont.gov/Recreation/ArdenwoodPark/default.htm Alvarado Adobe and Blume House: 1848 Spanish adobe and 1905 farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 1 Alvarado Square, San Pablo. (510)215-3205. www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/main/historicalsociety.htm Joel Clayton House: rural 1860 farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 6101 Main Street, Clayton. (925)672-0240. John Muir House: 1882 Italianate Victorian with . Home of John Muir from 1890-1914, now part of the National Park Service. Call for information on hours and operation. 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez. (925)228-8860. www.nps.gov/jomu McConaghy Estate: 1886 Victorian farmhouse. For more information on events and hours, contact the Hayward Area Historical Society. 18701 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward. (510)581-0223. www.haywardareahistory.org/mcconaghyhouse.asp Shadelands: 1902 Colonial Revival farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 2660 Ignacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek. (925)935-7871. www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/header.asp?genericId=1&CatID=3&SubCatID=159 Shinn House: 1876 farmhouse and 4 1/2 acre park. Call for information on hours and operation. 1251 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, (510)581-0223. www.museumoflocalhistory.org/pages/shinn.htm Tao House: Eugene O'Neil's house on 13 acres. Built in 1937 in the Spanish Mediterranean style. Now part of the National Park Service. Call for information on hours and operation (925)838-0249. www.nps.gov/euon South BayHarris-Lass House: 1865 Italianate house with barn and tank house. Call for information on hours and operation. 1889 Market Street, Santa Clara. (408)249-7905. www.geocities.com/SoHo/Veranda/4103/index.html San Jose History Park: 19th century hotel, stable, bank, farmhouse, post office and fire house. Call for information on hours and operation. 1600 Center Road, San Jose. (408)249-7905. www.historysanjose.org PeninsulaFiloli: 1915 Willis Polk designed Georgian style mansion with additional elements on 654 acres. Call for information on hours and operation. 86 Canada Road, Woodside. (650)364-8300. www.filoli.org Kohl Mansion: 1914 English Tudor home on 40 acre grounds. Call for information on hours and operation. 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. (650)992-4668. www.dakan.net/kohl_mansion.htm Lathrop House: 1863 Gothic Revival with a restored interior and exterior. Call for information on hours and operation. 627 Hamilton, Street, Redwood City. (650)365-5564. www.lathrophouse.org Los Altos History House and Museum: 1930's Shingle style farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 51 South San Antonio Road, Los Altos. (650)948-9427. www.losaltoshistory.org Ralston Hall: 1860's Italian villa style mansion located on the grounds of the College of Notre Dame. Originally built for William Ralston, mining baron (Comstock), banker (Bank of California), and hotelier (S.F. Palace Hotel). Call for information on hours and operation. 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont. (650)508-3501. www.ralstonhall.com Sanchez Adobe: 1846 Spanish adobe used as a hotel, speakeasy and artichoke storage shed. Call for information on hours and operation. 1000 Linda Mar, Pacifica. (650)359-4462. www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0,,5556687_12313319_12368212,00.html San FranciscoHaas-Lilienthal House: 1886 Queen Anne with original interiors. 2007 Franklin Street, San Francisco. Call for information on hours and operation (415)441-3004. www.sfheritage.org/house.html Octagon House: 1861 cupola topped eight-sided house. 2645 Gough Street, San Francisco. Call for information on hours and operation (415)441-7512. www.nscda.org/museums/california.htm San Francisco Maritime National Museum Victorian Englander House: 1880 Italianate Victorian. 807 Franklin Street, San Francisco. www.victorianenglanderhouse.com Out of the Area Tor House Foundation - Robinson Jeffers House, Carmel, CA
Neighborhood Links, Regional Resources and other Non-profit Organizations511 Transit (Comprehensive Transit Information for the Bay Area) East Bay Municipal Utility District East Bay Regional Park District Fruitvale Mainstreet Program (Unity Council) Glenview Neighborhood Organization Lakeside Apartment Neighborhood Association League of Women's Voters of Oakland North Hills Phoenix Association Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League Redwood Heights Improvement Association Rockridge Community Planning Council San Antonio Community Development Corporation Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Association Sierra Club - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Walking Tours
Black Panther Legacy Tour conducted by the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. Eighteen sites significant in the history of the Black
Panther Party, last Saturday of each month, noon-2:30 p.m. Advance tickets:
$20 adults, $15 students. Day of tour: $25. Departs from West Oakland Branch
Library, 1801 Adeline Ave.
(510) 986-0660.
www.blackpanthertours.com
Mountain View Cemetery offers free docent tours at 10 a.m. on second Saturdays. 5000 Piedmont Ave. (510) 658-2588.
www.mountainviewcemetery.org Oakland Tours Program: Free Admission. Discover Oakland's changing skyline, landmarks, churches and highrises on one of the free city-sponsored downtown guided walking tours. For a tour schedule, call (510) 238-3234 or visit http://www.oaklandnet.com/walkingtours. School Tours: please see
the Oakland Tours Program above.
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