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National Register of Historic Places

Bowles Hall

On the National Register since 198937 years
Collegiate GothicListed 1989Berkeley
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Bowles Hall

Bowles Hall, at Stadium and Gayley Way, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1989. The Register lists it for its town planning, architecture and education, at the state level. The listing covers 1 acre. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding and residential college of the University of California, Berkeley. 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 · 44 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Stadium and Gayley Way, Berkeley · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bowles HallStart here
  2. 2Girton HallBungalow/Craftsman · next door
  3. 3Cowell Memorial HospitalBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 1930 · next door
  4. 4Senior HallBuilding · next door
  5. 5Faculty ClubBuilt 1902 · next door
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

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

SHearst Greek TheatreBuilt 19030.1 miStCalifornia Memorial StadiumClassical Revival0.2 miBLeConte HallBeaux Arts Classicism0.2 mi★Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of CaliforniaBuilding0.2 miBPhi Delta Theta Chapter HouseMediterranean0.2 miBUniversity Art MuseumBuilding0.3 miBWilliam R. Thorsen HouseBungalow0.3 miBCollege Women's ClubBuilding0.3 miBHearst Gymnasium for WomenBuilt 19270.3 miBWeston Havens HouseModerne · Built 19400.3 miBSouth HallSecond Empire · Built 18730.3 miBSather TowerLate Gothic Revival · Built 19170.3 miBHearst Memorial Mining BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19070.3 miBCloyne Court HotelSan Francisco Bay Tradition0.3 miStSather Gate and BridgeClassical Revival · Built 19100.4 miBDurant HallClassical Revival · Built 19110.4 miBWheeler HallClassical Revival0.4 miBCalifornia HallClassical Revival0.4 mi
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BDoe Memorial LibraryClassical Revival0.4 miBHaviland HallBeaux Arts0.4 miBNorth Gate HallBuilding0.4 miBDrawing BuildingBay Area Tradition · Built 19140.4 mi★First Church of Christ, ScientistGothic0.5 miBAnna Head School for GirlsShingle Style · Built 18870.5 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchShingle Style · Built 18980.5 miBWellman HallClassical Revival · Built 19120.5 miBGiannini HallBuilt 19300.5 miBUniversity HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Bowles Hall

Is Bowles Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1989 (Register number 89000195).

Is Bowles Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Bowles Hall?

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 Bowles Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 44 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 123858165 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.