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Croll Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Croll Building

On the National Register since 198244 years
ItalianateListed 1982Alameda
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About Croll Building

Croll Building, at 1400 Webster St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 4, 1982. It was among the first 10 of Alameda’s 13 listings. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 109 other California listings.

What it isHistoric building in Alameda, California, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 57 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1879 to today

  1. 1879Built
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
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Finding Croll Building

1400 Webster St., Alameda

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

20 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BUnion Iron Works Turbine Machine ShopBuilt 19180.9 miBUnion Iron Works PowerhouseBuilt 19171 miBSt. Joseph's BasilicaSpanish Colonial Revival1.2 miBImmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of AlamedaBuilding1.3 miBFirst Presbyterian Church Sanctuary BuildingNeo-Classical1.4 miBHeinold's First and Last Chance SaloonItalianate1.5 miBAlameda Veterans' Memorial BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19291.6 miBAlameda High SchoolNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19281.7 miBAmerican Bag Co.-Union Hide Co.Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19171.7 mi★USS POTOMAC (yacht)Structure1.7 miDOakland Waterfront Warehouse DistrictUtilitarian1.7 mi★Lightship WAL-605, RELIEFLightship1.7 miBAlameda Free LibraryNeo-Classical · Built 19031.8 miBAlameda City HallRomanesque Revival1.8 miBHotel MenloBuilt 19141.8 miBOakland Iron Works-United Works, and the Remillard Brick CompanyBuilding1.8 miBMasonic Temple and LodgeQueen Anne1.9 miDPark Street Historic Commercial DistrictVictorian1.9 mi
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BMadison Park ApartmentsBuilding1.9 miBDunns BlockItalianate Victorian · Built 18792 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon1.5 mi away
Cameron-Stanford House2.2 mi away
Pardee HouseBuilt 1868 · 2.3 mi away
Liberty Hall2.6 mi away

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Questions about Croll Building

Is Croll Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 4, 1982 (Register number 82000960).

Is Croll Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS POTOMAC (yacht), 1.7 miles away.

Can you visit Croll Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Croll Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 57 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123858198 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.