Northside, Berkeley, California
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Northside | |
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Coordinates: 37°52′30″N 122°15′37″W / 37.8751°N 122.26018°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
City | Berkeley |
Northside is a principally residential
History
Northside is the oldest residential neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. It was subdivided in 1889 by George Phelps, who named it Daley’s Scenic Park, after the land’s previous owner, Thomas Daley. Two years later, the entire tract was purchased for $4,000 in gold by banker Frank M. Wilson, who began to sell lots for houses.
Initial development of the neighborhood was begun in the 1890s with the erection of Victorian homes. In 1895, Bernard Maybeck began designing brown-shingle houses whose steep roofs echoed the contour of the hills. Maybeck's notions on hillside building stimulated Daley's Scenic Park residents in 1898 to establish the Hillside Club, formed to protect the hills from unsightly grading and unsuitable buildings, and taking its cue from the Arts and Crafts movement. Prominent club members included Maybeck, Charles Keeler, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, and John Galen Howard.
The cradle of the architectural style known as the First Bay Region Tradition, Daley's Scenic Park lost hundreds of buildings in the September 17, 1923,
Northside was home to dozens of fraternities and sororities until the 1960s, when University policy forced them to move to the
Notable landmarks
- The Graduate Theological Union and its various member schools, clustered around the intersection of Le Conte Avenue, Scenic Avenue, and Ridge Road.
- Nine student housing cooperatives, the largest of which are Cloyne Court Hotel and Casa Zimbabwe.
Designated city landmarks
- George Jensen House, 1675 La Loma Ave.
- Beta Theta Pi Chapter House (now Goldman School of Public Policy), 2607 Hearst Ave. at Le Roy Ave.
- Charles Keeler House & Studio, 1770 & 1736 Highland Place
- Weltevreden (now Tellefsen Hall), 1755 Le Roy Ave.
- Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley House, 2683 Le Conte Ave.
- Phi Kappa Psi Chapter House, 1770 La Loma Ave.
- Benjamin Ide Wheeler House, 1820 Scenic Ave.
- Allenoke Manor, 1777 Le Roy Ave.
- Cloyne Court Hotel, 2600 Ridge Road
- Oscar Maurer Studio, 1772 Le Roy Ave.
- Hillside Club Street Improvements in the Daley's Scenic Park Tract
- Annie's Oak, Le Roy Ave. between Le Conte Ave. and Ridge Road
- Laura Belle Marsh Kluegel House, 2667–69 Le Conte Ave.
- Euclid Apartments, 1865 Euclid Ave. at Hearst Ave.
- Phi Delta Theta Chapter House (now New Educational Development Systems], 2717 Hearst Ave.
- Theta Xi Chapter House, (now Kingman Hall) 1730 La Loma Ave.
- Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street
- Normandy Village, 1781–1851 Spruce Street
- Joseph W. Harris House, 2300 Le Conte Ave
- Edgar Jensen House, 1670 La Vereda Road
External links
- Northside Landmarks, articles about the history of Northside and its notable architecture (Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association)
- How the North Gate commercial district began (Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association)
- Town-Gown Interstices, a walking tour of Daley’s Scenic Park (Berkeley Path Wanderers Association)
- Phoebe Apperson Hearst's house, 2368 Le Conte Ave. (Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association)
- "A Trip To Berkeley, Cal." A glimpse of Northside in 1906 can be seen in this 3-min. silent film at the Library of Congress website. The view is from a streetcar traveling from Oxford Street through Hearst Avenue to North Gate and Euclid Avenue.