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Clay Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Clay Building

On the National Register since 197848 years
VernacularListed 1978Oakland
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About Clay Building

Clay Building, at 1001--1007 Clay St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1978. The Register lists it for its industry, commerce, european and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular, as it does for 31 other California listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Oakland, 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 · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1901 to today

  1. 1901Built
  2. 1978Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 48 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1001--1007 Clay St., Oakland · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Clay BuildingStart here
  2. 210th Street MarketCommercial Style · Built 1917 · next door
  3. 3Dunns BlockItalianate Victorian · Built 1879 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Security Bank and Trust Company BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 1911 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Downtown Oakland Historic DistrictBeaux Arts · 0.2 mi on
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BPardee HouseItalianate · Built 18680.2 miBPacific Press BuildingItalianate0.2 miBOakland City HallBeaux Arts · Built 19140.2 miBOakland Public LibraryBeaux Arts0.2 miBGreek Orthodox Church of the AssumptionNeo-Greek0.3 miBKahn's Department StoreBeaux Arts · Built 19120.3 miBAlameda County Building and Loan Association BuildingBuilt 19070.3 miBFirst Unitarian Church of OaklandBuilding0.3 miBPacific Gas & Electric Company BuildingRenaissance0.3 miBOakland Iron Works-United Works, and the Remillard Brick CompanyBuilding0.4 miBOakland HotelItalian Renaissance Revival0.4 miDHarrison and Fifteenth Sts. Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.4 miBOakland YWCA BuildingRenaissance0.4 miBFederal Realty BuildingGothic0.4 miBMain Post Office and Federal BuildingNeo-Classical0.5 miBFox-Oakland TheaterArt Deco · Built 19280.5 mi

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Questions about Clay Building

Is Clay Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1978 (Register number 78000650).

Is Clay Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS POTOMAC (yacht), 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Clay 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 Clay Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 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 123858186 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.