Boone's University School

Boone’s University School is a historic building at 2029 Durant Avenue in Berkeley, California, U.S..[2][3] It is the last surviving building from the Boone's University School for Boys, which closed in 1915. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 1, 1982;[4] listed as a California Historical Landmark since November 1, 1982;[5] and listed as a Berkeley Landmark since March 16, 1981.[6]

Boone's University School
Boone's University School is located in Oakland, California
Boone's University School
Boone's University School is located in California
Boone's University School
Location2029 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°52′01″N 122°16′04″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82000994
CHISL No.N1157
BERKL No.40
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1982[1]
Designated CHISLNovember 1, 1982
Designated BERKLMarch 16, 1981

Since 2000, the building has been home to the Persian Center, a cultural and heritage organization for the Iranian diaspora and Iranian Americans.

History

The building is a boxy 3-story, 20 room house, in an Italianate style that was simplified.[4] The Boone's University School for Boys (sometimes referred to as Boone's Academy) building is an example of the late 19th-century private academies that flourished in California.[4] The school was founded by Philip Riley Boone (1851–1912), who bought the unfinished one story building in 1884 and moved in his existing school.[4] His school was successful enough to add two more floors to the building a few years later in 1891.[4] A 1903 state law change signaled the end of the 19th century academy boom in California.[4]

The building had remained in the Boone family as a rooming house until 1980.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Boone's University School". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.
  3. "National Register #82000994: Boone's University School in Berkeley, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boone's University School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  5. "Boone's University School". Office of Historical Preservation. State of California.
  6. "Berkeley Landmarks, Designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Berkeley, CA". Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA).

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