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Anna Head School for Girls
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National Register of Historic Places

Anna Head School for Girls

On the National Register since 198046 years
Shingle StyleListed 1980Berkeley
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About Anna Head School for Girls

Anna Head School for Girls, at 2538 Channing Way, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 11, 1980. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Shingle Style, as it does for 24 other California listings. The listing covers 1.9 acres. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHigh school in Berkeley, Alameda County, California. 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 · 58 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1887 to today

  1. 1887Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2538 Channing Way, Berkeley · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Anna Head School for GirlsStart here
  2. 2People’s ParkSite · next door
  3. 3First Church of Christ, ScientistGothic · next door
  4. 4University Art MuseumBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5College Women's ClubBuilding · next door
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHearst Gymnasium for WomenBuilt 19270.2 miBBerkeley Women's City ClubEclectic0.3 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchShingle Style · Built 18980.3 miBWilliam R. Thorsen HouseBungalow0.3 miStSather Gate and BridgeClassical Revival · Built 19100.3 miBSouth HallSecond Empire · Built 18730.3 miBSt. John's Presbyterian ChurchShingle Style0.4 miStCalifornia Memorial StadiumClassical Revival0.4 miBDurant HallClassical Revival · Built 19110.4 miBWheeler HallClassical Revival0.4 miBCowell Memorial HospitalBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19300.4 miBFaculty ClubBuilt 19020.4 miBSenior HallBuilding0.4 miBCalifornia HallClassical Revival0.4 miBSather TowerLate Gothic Revival · Built 19170.4 miBDoe Memorial LibraryClassical Revival0.4 miBGirton HallBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBLeConte HallBeaux Arts Classicism0.4 mi
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★Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of CaliforniaBuilding0.4 miDState Asylum for the Deaf,Dumb and BlindDistrict0.5 miDEdwards, George C., StadiumModerne0.5 miBWeston Havens HouseModerne · Built 19400.5 miBBowles HallCollegiate Gothic0.5 miBHaviland HallBeaux Arts0.5 miSHearst Greek TheatreBuilt 19030.5 miBHearst Memorial Mining BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19070.5 mi
More like it

Shingle Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Shingle Style.

First Unitarian ChurchBuilt 1898 · 0.3 mi away
St. John's Presbyterian Church0.4 mi away
Ladies' Relief Society Children's HomeBuilt 1907 · 2.3 mi away
Russian Hill-Vallejo Street Crest District9.8 mi away

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Questions about Anna Head School for Girls

Is Anna Head School for Girls on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 11, 1980 (Register number 80000795).

Is Anna Head School for Girls a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is First Church of Christ, Scientist, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Anna Head School for Girls?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Anna Head School for Girls?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 58 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 123858145 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.