Berkeley Historic Civic Center District
The Berkeley Historic Civic Center District is a 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.
History
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.
Notable buildings, sites, and structures
- City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, California; designed by architects John Bakewell and Arthur Brown Jr.
- Berkeley Civic Center Park, 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, California
- Veterans’ Memorial Building, 1931 Center Street, Berkeley, California
- Federal Land Bank, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, California
- Berkeley Community Theater, on the campus of Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California
- Downtown YMCA, 2001 Allston Way, Berkeley, California
- United States Post Office, 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, California
- State Farm Insurance Companies Building, 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, California
- City Hall Annex, 1835 Allston Way, Berkeley, California
- Hall of Justice, 2171 McKinley Street, Berkeley, California