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Studio Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Studio Building

Also known as The Berkeley Hotel

On the National Register since 197848 years
Listed 1978Berkeley
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About Studio Building

Studio Building, at 2045 Shattuck Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 6, 1978. It was among the first 10 of Berkeley’s 63 listings. The Register lists it for its art, education and architecture, at the local level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in California, United States of America. 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 · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

2045 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Studio BuildingStart here
  2. 2Chamber of Commerce BuildingSkyscraper · Built 1925 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Golden Sheaf BakeryBuilt 1905 · next door
  4. 4Berkeley Historic Civic Center DistrictBeaux Arts Classicism · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5U.S. Post OfficeBuilt 1914 · next door
Around it

25 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMasonic TempleClassical0.2 miBTupper and Reed BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBerkeley Public LibraryZig Zag Moderne0.2 miDEdwards, George C., StadiumModerne0.2 miBHilgard HallClassical Revival · Built 19170.2 miBBoone's University SchoolItalianate0.3 miBCorder BuildingClassical0.3 miBWellman HallClassical Revival · Built 19120.3 miBGiannini HallBuilt 19300.3 miBUniversity HouseBuilding0.3 miBBerkeley Women's City ClubEclectic0.4 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchShingle Style · Built 18980.4 miBCity HallBeaux Arts0.4 miStSather Gate and BridgeClassical Revival · Built 19100.4 miBDurant HallClassical Revival · Built 19110.4 miBWheeler HallClassical Revival0.4 miBCalifornia HallClassical Revival0.4 miBDoe Memorial LibraryClassical Revival0.4 mi
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BHaviland HallBeaux Arts0.4 miBLoring HousePrairie School · Built 19140.4 miBSouth HallSecond Empire · Built 18730.5 miBSather TowerLate Gothic Revival · Built 19170.5 miBNorth Gate HallBuilding0.5 miBDrawing BuildingBay Area Tradition · Built 19140.5 miBBerkeley Hillside ClubLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.5 mi

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Questions about Studio Building

Is Studio Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 6, 1978 (Register number 78000645).

Is Studio Building 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, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Studio 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 Studio Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 123858349 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.