Durant Hall
Also known as Boalt Hall
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Durant Hall
Durant Hall, at Oxford St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 25, 1982. The Register lists it for its education, law and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 103 other California listings. It was listed as part of Berkeley, University of California MRA. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isUniversity building at 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 · 6 MB · National Archives↗1911 to today
- 1911Built, designed by John Galen Howard
- 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 44 years
Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes
Oxford St., Berkeley · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
39 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
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Classical Revival style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.
Memories of Durant Hall
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Questions about Durant Hall
Is Durant Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Mar 25, 1982 (Register number 82004640).
Is Durant 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 Durant 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 Durant Hall?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 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 123857318 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.