National Register of Historic Places

The Bellevue-Staten

Oakland, Alameda County, California
Listed
December 27, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001896

About this property

The Bellevue-Staten is a 14-story residential condominium complex in downtown Oakland, California, located at the corner of Bellevue and Staten Avenues, as the name suggests. Originally built in 1929, the building has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1991. The Bellevue-Staten was designed by Herman Carl Baumann in the Art Deco and Spanish Colonial architecturearchitectural styles. Due to likeness to the building used in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, locals call it the Ghostbusters Building. The Bellevue-Staten building is in the Adams Point neighborhood of Oakland. Architect Herman Carl Baumann (1890–1960), was born in Oakland in 1890 and had an architect office in San Francisco. Baumann died on April 6, 1960, in San Francisco. Baumann also desigened the Bellaire Tower and the Gaylord Hotel (1929) in San Francisco' Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District. Baumann designs are found in San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento, over 500 apartment buildings. During World War II, he designed building for the United States Navy at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Location

492 Staten Ave.
Oakland, Alameda County, California
37.80819, -122.25359

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was The Bellevue-Staten listed on the National Register?

The Bellevue-Staten was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1991.

What type of historic resource is The Bellevue-Staten?

The Bellevue-Staten is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for The Bellevue-Staten?

The period of significance for The Bellevue-Staten is recorded as the industrial era.

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