Naval Architecture Building

Drawing Building, also called the Naval Architecture Building, is a historical building in Berkeley, California. The Drawing Building was built in 1914. The building and it site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1976. The Drawing Building was designed by architect John Galen Howard. The Naval Architecture Building is on the University of California Berkeley and is part of Blum Hall Complex, or Richard C. Blum Hall, completed in 2010, after Richard C. Blum. In 2004 the Naval Architecture Building was seismically updated, also a new three-story wing was built, desigened by Gensler Architects. The Blum Hall houses the Blum Center for Developing Economies. In the past the building housed the architecture department, including architect Julia Morgan, who worke on Hearst Castle.^[2][3][4]

Drawing Building Naval Architecture Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Drawing Building
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Location	Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, California
Coordinates	37.875086°N 122.257556°W / 37.875086; -122.257556
Built	1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Architect	John Galen Howard
NRHP reference No.	76000475[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1976

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California
• List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#76000475)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Stadtman, Verne A. (1967). "The Centennial Record of the University of California, 1868–1968". Berkeley, CA: University of California Regents. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
3. "Building History". Blum Center for Developing Economies. University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
4. "Campus to celebrate grand opening of Blum Hall today at 2 p.m." Berkeley News. University of California, Berkeley. October 8, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2015.