Berkeley Historic Civic Center District
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The Berkeley Historic Civic Center District is a 9.9-acre (4.0 ha) historic district in Berkeley, California, U.S. It comprises portions of a five-block area surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, primarily made up of civic-related buildings. It has been listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since December 3, 1998; and listed as a Berkeley Landmark by the City of Berkeley since December 7, 1998. There are thirteen buildings in the district, and it contains nine contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. There are four noncontributing buildings. Berkeley's Civic Center area is bordered by the downtown commercial and retail district on the east and north, and bordered by residential neighborhoods to the west and south. In 2022, city officials launched a public process that aimed to gather community input on the revitalization of Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. City Hall (now known as Old Berkeley City Hall, or Maudelle Shirek Building) (1909), 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, California; designed by architects John Bakewell and Arthur Brown Jr. Berkeley Civic Center Park (now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park) (1938–1942), 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, California Veterans’ Memorial Building (1928), 1931 Center Street, Berkeley, California Federal Land Bank (also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Building) (1938), 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, California Berkeley Community Theater (1950), on the campus of Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California Downtown YMCA (1910), 2001 Allston Way, Berkeley, California United States Post Office (1914), 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, California State Farm Insurance Companies Building (1947–1948), 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, California City Hall Annex (1925), 1835 Allston Way, Berkeley, California Hall of Justice (1938–1939), 2171 McKinley Street, Berkeley, California National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service. Media related to Berkeley Historic Civic Center District at Wikimedia Commons
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When was Berkeley Historic Civic Center District listed on the National Register?
Berkeley Historic Civic Center District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1998.
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Berkeley Historic Civic Center District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
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