Oakland Hotel

The Oakland Hotel is a historic building in Oakland, California. It was built as a luxury hotel by P.J. Walker in 1912, with investments from businessmen Francis Marion Smith, Edson Adams and W.W. Garthwaite.[2] From 1943 to 1963, it was a hospital for the United States Army and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[2] It was subsequently unoccupied until at least the late 1970s.[2]

Oakland Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Oakland Designated Landmark No. 31
The hotel in 2009
Location	260 13th Street, Oakland, California
Coordinates	37°48′09″N 122°15′58″W
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1912 (1912)
Built by	P.J. Walker
Architect	Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
NRHP reference No.	79000470[1]
ODL No.	31
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1979
Designated ODL	1979

The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 4, 1979.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018. With accompanying pictures