Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California)

 school, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, secondary education, Art Deco (architecture), historic district, Beaux-Arts (architecture)

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1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-644-6121
www.bhsjacket.com/
bhs.berkeleyschools.net/

Berkeley Unified School District

These buildings (The area to the NW of the campus) are fine examples of the Beaux-Arts and Art Deco styles in the Bay Area. They were designed as an ensemble with the adjacent Berkeley High School Community Theater. Bas-reliefs and other surface decoration accentuate an architecture of simple geometric volumes. The block-long west facade is enlivened by alternating two-and three-story sections, repetitively patterned window groupings, and a subtle asymmetry. The facades are graced by a large bas-relief of the goddess Cybele and Jacques Schnier’s vibrant depiction of St. George and the Dragon. In a 1995 renovation designed by VBN Architects in association with WLC Architects, the buildings were structurally retrofitted and their interiors were entirely remodeled. The campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

National Register of Historic Places # 2007001350