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Girton Hall
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National Register of Historic Places

Girton Hall

Also known as Senior Women's Hall

On the National Register since 199135 years
Bungalow/CraftsmanListed 1991Berkeley
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About Girton Hall

Girton Hall, at Off College Ave. next to Cowell Hospital, University of California, Berkeley campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 26, 1991. The Register lists it for its other, architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Bungalow/Craftsman, as it does for 65 other California listings. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Berkeley, 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 · 31 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Off College Ave. next to Cowell Hospital, University of California, Berkeley campus, Berkeley · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Girton HallStart here
  2. 2Cowell Memorial HospitalBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 1930 · next door
  3. 3Senior HallBuilding · next door
  4. 4Faculty ClubBuilt 1902 · next door
  5. 5Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of CaliforniaBuilding · next door
Around it

30 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBowles HallCollegiate Gothic0.1 miSHearst Greek TheatreBuilt 19030.1 miStCalifornia Memorial StadiumClassical Revival0.2 miBSather TowerLate Gothic Revival · Built 19170.2 miBLeConte HallBeaux Arts Classicism0.2 miBHearst Memorial Mining BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19070.2 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 miStSather Gate and BridgeClassical Revival · Built 19100.3 miBWeston Havens HouseModerne · Built 19400.3 miBDurant HallClassical Revival · Built 19110.3 miBSouth HallSecond Empire · Built 18730.3 miBWheeler HallClassical Revival0.3 miBCalifornia HallClassical Revival0.3 miBDoe Memorial LibraryClassical Revival0.3 mi
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BNorth Gate HallBuilding0.3 miBDrawing BuildingBay Area Tradition · Built 19140.3 miBCloyne Court HotelSan Francisco Bay Tradition0.3 miBAnna Head School for GirlsShingle Style · Built 18870.4 miBHaviland HallBeaux Arts0.4 mi★First Church of Christ, ScientistGothic0.5 miSPeople’s ParkSite0.5 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchShingle Style · Built 18980.5 miBWellman HallClassical Revival · Built 19120.5 miBHilgard HallClassical Revival · Built 19170.5 miBGiannini HallBuilt 19300.5 miBUniversity HouseBuilding0.5 mi
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Bungalow/Craftsman style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Bungalow/Craftsman.

Engine House No. 3110.3 mi away
Swedenborgian ChurchBuilt 1895 · 11.9 mi away

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Questions about Girton Hall

Is Girton Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 26, 1991 (Register number 91001473).

Is Girton 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, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Girton 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 Girton Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 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 123858228 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.