SHATTUCK HOTEL,
J.F.HINK & SON DEPARTMENT STORE
Benjamin G. McDougall, Architect, 1909 and 1913 Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1926 |
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Berkeley’s first grand hotel, promoted as “The Finest Family Hotel in the City,” was built in 1910 by wealthy philanthropist Rosa Shattuck in memory of her husband, Francis Kittredge Shattuck, a prominent developer and civic leader. This reinforced concrete and steel building was designed by the architect of the nearby YMCA building, Benjamin McDougall. The Mediterranean Style of the building […] Read More |