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Dunns Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Dunns Block

On the National Register since 197848 years
Italianate VictorianListed 1978Oakland
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Dunns Block

Dunns Block, at 725 Washington St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 15, 1978. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate Victorian, as it does for 3 other California listings. Three 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 · 29 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1879 to today

  1. 1879Built
  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

725 Washington St., Oakland · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dunns BlockStart here
  2. 210th Street MarketCommercial Style · Built 1917 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Clay BuildingVernacular · Built 1901 · next door
  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

21 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOakland Iron Works-United Works, and the Remillard Brick CompanyBuilding0.3 miBGreek Orthodox Church of the AssumptionNeo-Greek0.3 miBPardee HouseItalianate · Built 18680.3 miBAmerican Bag Co.-Union Hide Co.Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19170.4 mi★USS POTOMAC (yacht)Structure0.4 miDOakland Waterfront Warehouse DistrictUtilitarian0.4 mi★Lightship WAL-605, RELIEFLightship0.4 miBHotel MenloBuilt 19140.4 miBPacific Press BuildingItalianate0.4 miBOakland City HallBeaux Arts · Built 19140.4 miBOakland Public LibraryBeaux Arts0.4 miBHeinold's First and Last Chance SaloonItalianate0.5 miBMain Post Office and Federal BuildingNeo-Classical0.5 miBOakland HotelItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miDHarrison and Fifteenth Sts. Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.5 miBOakland YWCA BuildingRenaissance0.5 miBKahn's Department StoreBeaux Arts · Built 19120.5 miBFederal Realty BuildingGothic0.5 mi
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BAlameda County Building and Loan Association BuildingBuilt 19070.5 miBFirst Unitarian Church of OaklandBuilding0.5 miBPacific Gas & Electric Company BuildingRenaissance0.5 mi

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Questions about Dunns Block

Is Dunns Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 15, 1978 (Register number 78000652).

Is Dunns Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS POTOMAC (yacht), 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Dunns Block?

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 Dunns Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 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 123858204 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.