Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California)
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church | |
Oakland Designated Landmark No. 84 | |
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church in Oakland | |
| Location | 1433 12th Avenue, Oakland, California, US |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°48′29″N 122°15′14″W / 37.807933°N 122.253800°W |
| Area | 0.48-acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | George A. Bordwell |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001600[1] |
| ODL No. | 84 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 2017 |
| Designated ODL | 1984 |
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church is a historical building, completed in 1887 in Oakland, California (formerly known as Brooklyn, California). The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 2017. The building was also home to the Grace Temple Baptist Church of Oakland, and the Parish Hall also was built in 1887. It is also known as the Brooklyn Preserve.[2]
History
The Brooklyn Presbyterian Church is located in an area of East Oakland once known as the township of Brooklyn, California.[2] The building is in the Clinton neighborhood.[3][4]
It is a 12,383 square feet (1,150.4 m2) two-story building made of redwood lumber and has a balloon frame on a brick and mortar foundation.[2] The church has a three-stage 66-foot bell tower and larger stained glass windows. Sunday school classroom wings were added later.[5][6] It was designed in 1887 by architect George A. Bordwell in a late Victorian Romanesque style.[2][5] Some believe it was designed by Samuel Newsom and Joseph Newsom. The Brooklyn Presbyterian Church congregation was founded in 1861, and they used the church from 1887 to 1972.[5]
After the church closed in 1972, the building was vacant for sometime, and in 2022 Strive Wealth Builders started converting the church in to a 21,300 square feet (1,980 m2), 42-unit housing, and 5,450 square feet (506 m2) for other uses.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#100001600)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooklyn Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2025. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b "Brooklyn Presbyterian Church in Oakland to Become Modern Affordable Housing and Community Hub - East Bay Exclusive". eastbayexclusive.com. April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Nelson, Andrew (January 6, 2022). "Permits Filed to Convert Church to Affordable Housing, 1433 12th Avenue, Clinton, Oakland".
- ^ a b c Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
- ^ "ohrphoto.oaklandchurches.003". Oakland Public Library Digital Collections.