2. Assessor's Parcel Number: 0561994-027-00
Dimensions: Lots numbered Two (2), Three (3), Six (6), and Seven (7),
in the Block numbered Three (3), as said lots and blocks are delineated
and so designated upon that certain map entitled, "Plan for the
State University Homestead Association, adopted March 6, 1873 P. C.
Rector, surveyor" filed May 5, 1873, in Liber 2 of Maps, page 57,
in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Alameda. Original
size 312 ft.x 470 ft. Current size unknown. Cross Street: Allston Way
and Acton/Bancroft Way and West Streets
3. Is property on any survey?
Yes, City of Berkeley Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
(URM) Survey/Program
State Historic Resources Inventory? NO
Neighborhood: Urban Conservation Survey? NO
BAHA Tours, Neighborhood or Area Plan? NO
National Register? NO
4. Application for Landmark Includes:
Building(s): Ratcliff (1916) and Quonset Hut (1947)
Garden(s): Cedar Trees at Parking lot edge
Other Feature(s):
Landscape or Open Space:
Natural:
Designed: X
Historic Site: YES
District:
Other.
5. Historic Name: Corporation Yard
Original owner's or business name: City of Berkeley
Current Common name: Corporation Yard
6. Date of Construction: Yard July 1, 1913, Ratcliff
structure August 31, 1916
a. Factual: X
b. Approximate:
Source of Information: January 4, 1913, Berkeley City Council Resolution
2191 N.S. August 18, 1916 Berkeley City Council Resolution 5890-N.S
7. This Landmark Application includes the following features:
Architect: Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr. Date: May 19, 1916
A. City of Berkeley Corporation Yard, entire site property (1913)
B. Ratcliff structure Architect, Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr
C. Vehicle Maintenance Building circa 1930
D. Quonset Building (1947)
E. Cedar Trees (1930)
8. Style:
A. Mixed
B. English classical
C. Industrial
D. Military/WWII
E. Park
9. Original Owner: City of Berkeley
Original Use: City's maintenance yard
10. Present Owner: City of Berkeley
Address: 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley
Present Occupant: City of Berkeley, Public Works Department
11. Present Use: City of Berkeley Corporation Yard,
Vehicle Maintenance Facility
Current Zoning:
R-2 -- R-2A although City operations reflect a MU-LI (Mixed use-light
industrial zoning)
Adjacent Property Zoning: R-2 -- R-2A
12. Present Condition of Property
Exterior: Excellent ___Good _ X _ Fair __ Poor ___
Interior: Excellent ___ Good__ Fair _X__ Poor ___
Grounds: Excellent ___Good _ X__Fair ___ Poor ___
13. Description: See attached
14. History: See attached
15. Significance: See attached
Historic Value: National: X State: X County: X City: X Neighborhood: X
Architectural Value: National: X State: X County: X City: X Neighborhood: X
16. Is the property endangered? Yes: X No:
Explain, if yes: See attached
17. Recorders: L A Wood, Berkeley
CA
Research assistance: Toni Horodysky