The Bellevue-Staten building reigns over Lake Merritt. It was built in 1929 by famed architect Herman Carl Baumann, and is an elegant example of the art deco style of the time. Spanish Colonial flare is thrown in via the cement molded decorations. It started life as an apartment building and has now been condo-ized. In 1991, the Bellevue-Staten Building was added to the National Register of Historical Places. It received a Historic Preservation Award in 1999 from the Art Deco Society of California. Linked to ABC Wednesday.
Lovely. So glad it was saved!
ReplyDeletewhat a classy building!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
The detail is so unique, glad they saved it too.
ReplyDeleteAnn
What an extraordinarily beautiful building, almost regal! Thanks for your contribution for the letter B.
DeleteWil, ABC Team.
Such a fantastic building & thankfully saved. (Oakland is more forward thinking than many other places!) Wonderful B choice.
ReplyDeleteWow, it's beautiful...
ReplyDeleteOh my, look at all those geese too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Art Deco building. Thanks for sharing.
Elaborate looking building, keeps getting more interesting as you go up...
ReplyDeleteLove the top of the building and the feeding geese are a terrific addition.
ReplyDeleteLove these old buildings!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is certainly an outstanding building, worthy of being preserved. But, someone needs to do some goose management in the park in front of it . . .
ReplyDeletethis is so beautiful.. i will definitely try to see this when i next drive to the east bay
ReplyDeleteGosh the top part of the building is fabulously art deco, it almost looks like it doesn't belong to the rest of the building. Such a big flock of geese out front...super image..
ReplyDeleteThe building top is just amazing! And all the geese down there, what a fantastic shot!
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