National Historic Sites in Oakland

Blossom Rock Navigation Trees Site
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #962
LOCATION: Redwood Regional Park

Coast Guard Lightship WLV 605
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #1036
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE: #89002462
LOCATION: Jack London Square

College of California Historic Plaque
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #45
LOCATION: Northeast corner of 13th and Franklin Streets
DESCRIPTION: This private college founded in 1855 by educator Dr. Samuel H. Wiley was the predecessor of the University of California system of universities. The University of California was chartered March 23, 1868 and between 1869 and 1873 it was housed in the buildings of the former College of California that were located between Franklin and Harrison and 12th and 14th Streets in Oakland. The University was moved to the current site of the University of California at Berkeley in 1873.

First Unitarian Church of Oakland
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #896
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE: #77000284
LOCATION: 685 14th Street

Joaquin Miller Home
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #107
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE: #66000204
LOCATION: 3300 Joaquin Miller Road, Joaquin Miller Park
DESCRIPTION: In 1886, Joaquin Miller (1837-1913), the first major poet of the far western frontier, moved to this property near Oakland and built a small, three-room house which he dubbed the "Abbey". Known as the "Poet of the Sierras", Miller's writings deal largely with the exploits of pioneers, outlaws, and Indians of the Wild West. On this property, Miller also built stone monuments to Robert Browning, John C. Fremont, and Moses, as well as a funeral pyre for himself. The pyre was never used.
- NPS "Joaquin Miller Home / The Abbey" Article
- Oakland Local Wiki "Joaquin Miller Abbey" Article
- Wikipedia "Joaquin Miller House" Article
- Wikipedia "Joaquin Miller" Article
- Friends of Joaquin Miller Park

Mills Hall
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #849
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE: #71000132
LOCATION: Mills College

Paramount Theatre
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #884
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE: #73000395
LOCATION: 2025 Broadway

Pardee Home
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #1027
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE: #76000476
LOCATION: 672 11th Street

Peralta Hacienda Site
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #925
LOCATION: 2465 34th Avenue

Saint James the Apostle Church
STATE HISTORIC LANDMARK: #694
LOCATION: 1540 12th Avenue
DESCRIPTION: Known today as the St. James Episcopal Church and Iglesia Episcopal de Santiago. Has held weekly services continuously since 1858. The church's Web site is available both in English and Spanish.

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