Altenheim (Oakland, California)

Altenheim are historical buildings in Oakland, California. The Altenheim buildings were started in 1908. The buildings were listed to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2007. The Altenheim is complex of buildings and gardens. There are three main buildings: The Altenheim building, the older part is from 1908 with a 1914 addition. The Excelsior building built in 1926, and the Boiler House built in 1914. The architects for the buildings were Oscar Haupt and Robert Frost. Altenheim was built in the Classical Revival and Colonial Revival architecture. The site is currently the Altenheim senior citizen residence at 1720 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland. The Altenheim, (German for Elder’s Home or old people’s home), was founded by German speaking immigrants in the 1890s. The buildings have been modernized on the interior and won the Partners in Preservation Award from the Oakland Heritage Alliance in 2007. The original 1893 buildings, built by the Altenheim Society, were replace with the current buildings after a fire. [2][3][4]

Altenheim
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Altenheim
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Location	1720 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, California
Coordinates	37.800786°N 122.2208°W / 37.800786; -122.2208
Area	6 acres
Built	1908 (1908)
Architect	Oscar Haupt and Robert Frost
Architectural style	Colonial Revival and Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	06001218[1]
Added to NRHP	January 10, 2007