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St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California)

Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 122°13′55″W / 37.780833°N 122.231944°W / 37.780833; -122.231944
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St. Joseph's Home for the Aged
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California) is located in Oakland, California
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California)
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California) is located in California
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California)
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California) is located in the United States
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged (Oakland, California)
Location2647 International Blvd. Oakland, California
Coordinates37°46′51″N 122°13′55″W / 37.780833°N 122.231944°W / 37.780833; -122.231944
Built1912; 112 years ago (1912)
ArchitectOscar Haupt and Robert Frost
Architectural styleColonial Revival & Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.16000864[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2016

St. Joseph's Home for the Aged is a historical four story brick building in Oakland, California. The St. Joseph's Home for the Aged was built in 1912. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 2016. When opened in 1912, the building was the convalescent home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor on East 14th Street. Little Sisters of the Poor closed in 1979 due to the age of the building and new safety codes. The building is built in Colonial Revival & Classical revival architecture, designed by Oscar Haupt and Robert Frost.[2] In 1979 the building was use as St. Joseph's Professional Center, an office complex. Starting in 2010 and completed in 2012 the building was remodeled and now up to code. The remodeled was done by Bridge Housing, who converted the building to a 84 senior housing apartments, the St. Joseph's Senior Apartments with 3,200 square feet of ground floor retail space. The remodel architect was Van Meter Williams Pollack and contractor was James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corporation.[3][4][5][6]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#16000864)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, npgallery.nps.gov
  3. ^ "St. Joseph's Senior". BRIDGE Housing.
  4. ^ St. Joseph's Senior Apartments Groundbreaking: Historic Rehabilitation Through Tax Credit Financing, Housing Preservation News, April/May 2010
  5. ^ Prelate Lays Cornerstone Of New Home for the Aged, The San Francisco Call, August 10, 1912
  6. ^ "St. Joseph's Campus—2015 Global Awards for Excellence Winner". ULI Americas. June 17, 2015.