Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County

The Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, at 525 Bellevue Ave. in Oakland, California, was built in 1928–29. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It has also been known as The Bellevue Club, as Women's Athletic Club, and as Bellevue Club Building.[1]

Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County
Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County is located in California
Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County
Location525 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, California
Coordinates37°48′28″N 122°15′16″W / 37.80778°N 122.25444°W / 37.80778; -122.25444 (Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County)
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1928-29
ArchitectRoeth, Charles F.B.; Bangs, E. Geoffrey
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.09000247[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 2009

The Women's Athletic Club of Alameda was formed in 1926 and purchased the site. It hired architects Charles F.B. Roeth and E. Geoffrey Bangs to design their building. Its name was changed to "The Bellevue Club" in the 1990s.[2]

The building is a 47,000 square feet (4,400 m2) clubhouse, with a stucco exterior, plus an internal parking garage. It was built as a five-story (plus partial basement and attic) squarish footprint building, with a one-story section behind. A one-story garage addition at the rear was added in 1964. The interior spaces are Chateauesque or Classical Revival in style.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b John Sutton English (January 31, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County / The Bellevue Club;Women's Athletic Club; Bellevue Club Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 26, 2018. With accompanying 28 photos

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