Contact & Resources.
OHA contact information.
Telephone (510) 763-9218 FAX (510) 763-0014
Mailing Address:
446 17th Street, Suite 301, Oakland, CA 94612
Drop us Email: General Information
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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OTHER RESOURCES
OHA LANDMARKS LIST - Download PDF
Oakland Convention and Visitors Bureau
Oaklandexplorer.com CEDA-sponsored website for economic development opportunities, available real estate, development sites and print outs of demographic reports (requires Autodesk Mapviewer).
Oakland Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey (please contact Oakland City Directory)
Oakland Main Library History Room (Special Collections)
Oakland Shines (Volunteer Network)
Community & Economic Development Agency (CEDA)
Other Organizations
Alameda County Historical Society
American Institute of Architects
American Society of Landscape Architects
Architecture Research Institute
California Heritage Collection
California Mission Studies Association
Society of Architectural Historians
Other Preservation Organizations
California
Architectural Heritage Association of Monterey County
Art Deco Society of California
Alameda Architectural Preservation Association
Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
California Preservation Foundation
Contra Costa Historical Society
Monterey County Historical Resources
Monterey County Historical Society
Pacific Grove Heritage Society
Preservation Action Council of San Jose
The Potomac Organization (U.S.S. Potomac)
San Francisco Architectural Heritage
Victorian Alliance of San Francisco
Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley
National
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Preservation Institute
National Register of Historic Places
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation Library - University of Maryland
Other Resources
Bancroft Library - University of Calif. at Berkeley
California Office of Historic Preservation
California State Historical Landmarks
National Center for Preservation Technology
Oakland on the Move (Children’s History of Oakland)
U.C. Berkeley Environmental Design Library - Resources
Local Museums
Ebony Museum of Art 1034 14th Street. 510-763-0141. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Museum of African American Technology Science Village
The Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA)
Historic Houses & Buildings Open to the Public
The following houses of historical interest are open to the public on an ongoing basis. Please call for days and hours of operation.
Oakland
African-American Museum and Library (the renovated Charles Greene Library) 659 14th Street. Tuesday through Saturday 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO/index.html
Camron-Stanford House: an 1876 Italianate house on Lake Merritt. 1418 Lakeshore Drive. Tours 11 a.m-4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. $4/$2 (free first Sunday). (510)444-1876. www.cshouse.org
Chapel of the Chimes: Oakland Landmark, Mausoleum and Columbarium offers free docent tours at 10 a.m. on third Saturdays. 4499 Piedmont Ave. (510) 228-3207 www.lifemarkgroup.com/oakland/index.html
Cohen-Bray House: an 1884 Stick Eastlake with original interiors. 1440 29th Street. Tours at 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday or by appointment. $5. (510)532-0704. www.cohen-brayhouse.info
Dunsmuir House & Gardens: Neo-classical Revival mansion offers free access to its grounds 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. 2960 Peralta Oaks Court. For more information on the grounds and on mansion tours (charge), 2960 Peralta Oaks Court. (510)615-5555 www.dunsmuir.org
Mountain View Cemetery offers free docent tours at 10 a.m. on second Saturdays. 5000 Piedmont Ave. (510) 658-2588. www.mountainviewcemetery.org
Paramount Theatre, a restored Art Deco movie palace, offers $1 tours of areas not usually open to the public. Learn the theater’s history, at 10 a.m. on the first and third Saturday. 2025 Broadway. (510) 893-2300. www.paramounttheatre.com
Pardee Home Museum: For tour information please call (510)444-2187. www.pardeehome.org
Peralta House: an 1870 Italianate Victorian house, sits on the original hacienda site of the 1820 Peralta land grant. This building which has been described as the “heart and soul of Oakland” is is a city and state landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 2465 34th Avenue and open every Wednesday - Friday 1-3pm. Please call for more information (510)532-9142. www.peraltahacienda.org
Preservation Park: an enclave of historic buildings, comprised of five in their original location, and eleven that were moved to the site and saved from demolition. The buildings date from 1870 to 1911. Currently a center for non-profit organizations and small businesses. Available for meetings, performances, and festivities. 1233 Preservation Parkway, between 12th and 13th. Please call for more information (510)874-7580. www.preservationpark.com
East Bay
Ardenwood Historic Farm: a living working 205 acre farm with buildings from 1870’s to 1920’s. Call for information on hours and operation. 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont. (510) 562-PARK. www.fremont.gov/Recreation/ArdenwoodPark/default.htm
Alvarado Adobe and Blume House: 1848 Spanish adobe and 1905 farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 1 Alvarado Square, San Pablo. (510)215-3205. www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/main/historicalsociety.htm
Joel Clayton House: rural 1860 farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 6101 Main Street, Clayton. (925)672-0240.
John Muir House: 1882 Italianate Victorian with . Home of John Muir from 1890-1914, now part of the National Park Service. Call for information on hours and operation. 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez. (925)228-8860. www.nps.gov/jomu
McConaghy Estate: 1886 Victorian farmhouse. For more information on events and hours, contact the Hayward Area Historical Society. 18701 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward. (510)581-0223. www.haywardareahistory.org/mcconaghyhouse.asp
Shadelands: 1902 Colonial Revival farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 2660 Ignacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek. (925)935-7871. www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/header.asp?genericId=1&CatID=3&SubCatID=159
Shinn House: 1876 farmhouse and 4 1/2 acre park. Call for information on hours and operation. 1251 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, (510)581-0223. www.museumoflocalhistory.org/pages/shinn.htm
Tao House: Eugene O’Neil’s house on 13 acres. Built in 1937 in the Spanish Mediterranean style. Now part of the National Park Service. Call for information on hours and operation (925)838-0249. www.nps.gov/euon
South Bay
Harris-Lass House: 1865 Italianate house with barn and tank house. Call for information on hours and operation. 1889 Market Street, Santa Clara. (408)249-7905. www.geocities.com/SoHo/Veranda/4103/index.html
San Jose History Park: 19th century hotel, stable, bank, farmhouse, post office and fire house. Call for information on hours and operation. 1600 Center Road, San Jose. (408)249-7905. www.historysanjose.org
Peninsula
Filoli: 1915 Willis Polk designed Georgian style mansion with additional elements on 654 acres. Call for information on hours and operation. 86 Canada Road, Woodside. (650)364-8300. www.filoli.org
Kohl Mansion: 1914 English Tudor home on 40 acre grounds. Call for information on hours and operation. 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. (650)992-4668. www.dakan.net/kohl_mansion.htm
Lathrop House: 1863 Gothic Revival with a restored interior and exterior. Call for information on hours and operation. 627 Hamilton, Street, Redwood City. (650)365-5564. www.lathrophouse.org
Los Altos History House and Museum: 1930’s Shingle style farmhouse. Call for information on hours and operation. 51 South San Antonio Road, Los Altos. (650)948-9427. www.losaltoshistory.org
Ralston Hall: 1860’s Italian villa style mansion located on the grounds of the College of Notre Dame. Originally built for William Ralston, mining baron (Comstock), banker (Bank of California), and hotelier (S.F. Palace Hotel). Call for information on hours and operation. 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont. (650)508-3501. www.ralstonhall.com
Sanchez Adobe: 1846 Spanish adobe used as a hotel, speakeasy and artichoke storage shed. Call for information on hours and operation. 1000 Linda Mar, Pacifica. (650)359-4462. www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0„5556687_12313319_12368212,00.html
San Francisco
Haas-Lilienthal House: 1886 Queen Anne with original interiors. 2007 Franklin Street, San Francisco. Call for information on hours and operation (415)441-3004. www.sfheritage.org/house.html
Octagon House: 1861 cupola topped eight-sided house. 2645 Gough Street, San Francisco. Call for information on hours and operation (415)441-7512. www.nscda.org/museums/california.htm
San Francisco Maritime National Museum
Victorian Englander House: 1880 Italianate Victorian. 807 Franklin Street, San Francisco. www.victorianenglanderhouse.com
Out of the Area
Tor House Foundation - Robinson Jeffers House, Carmel, CA
Neighborhood Links, Regional Resources and other Non-profit Organizations
511 Transit (Comprehensive Transit Information for the Bay Area)
East Bay Municipal Utility District
East Bay Regional Park District
Fruitvale Mainstreet Program (Unity Council)
Glenview Neighborhood Organization
Lakeside Apartment Neighborhood Association
League of Women’s Voters of Oakland
North Hills Phoenix Association
Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League
Redwood Heights Improvement Association
Rockridge Community Planning Council
San Antonio Community Development Corporation
Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Association
Sierra Club - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Walking Tours
Black Panther Legacy Tour conducted by the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. Eighteen sites significant in the history of the Black Panther Party, last Saturday of each month, noon-2:30 p.m. Advance tickets: $20 adults, $15 students. Day of tour: $25. Departs from West Oakland Branch Library, 1801 Adeline Ave. (510) 986-0660. www.blackpanthertours.com
Mountain View Cemetery offers free docent tours at 10 a.m. on second Saturdays. 5000 Piedmont Ave. (510) 658-2588. www.mountainviewcemetery.org
Oakland Tours Program: Free Admission. Discover Oakland’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and highrises on one of the free city-sponsored downtown guided walking tours. For a tour schedule, call (510) 238-3234 or visit http://www.oaklandnet.com/walkingtours.
School Tours: please see the Oakland Tours Program above.
Miscellaneous
California Genealogical Society
Oakland Cleveland Cascades Restoration Project
Action / Volunteer / Resources / Archives / Partners in Preservation
