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DETAIL OF EIGHTH (TOP) FLOOR AT CLAY AND 15TH STREETS SHOWING ORNAMENTAL TERRA COTTA BANDING AND RELIEF PANELS. WINDOWS, WINDOW FRAMES, AND METAL CORNICE REMOVED - John Breuner and Company Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
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Mathews, Arthur J
Reed and Corlett
Charles Jurgens Company
Corder, Arthur E
Schulman, Louis
Walker, Percival J
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DETAIL OF EIGHTH (TOP) FLOOR AT CLAY AND 15TH STREETS SHOWING ORNAMENTAL TERRA COTTA BANDING AND RELIEF PANELS. WINDOWS, WINDOW FRAMES, AND METAL CORNICE REMOVED - John Breuner and Company Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
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Image: HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey in Oakland, California
Depicted place California; Alameda County; Oakland
Date 1990
date QS:P571,+1990-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS CAL,1-OAK,20-8
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The John Breuner and Company building is an excellent surviving example of early skyscraper design dating from a period when Oakland's downtown experienced a dramatic transformation subsequent to the 1906 earthquake. The building contributes to a largely intact and architecturally unified downtown district representative of a significant period in the development of Oakland's downtown between 1907 and 1929. During this period, a new urban downtown of skyscrapers and department stores constructed of masonry and steel replaced the old downtown of small wood-frame buildings. Arthur J. Mathews, the architect of the John Breuner and Company building, played a significant role in the development of Oakland's downtown. He designed Oakland's first skyscraper, 1904 Union Savings Bank, in addition to many other important Oakland buildings during the early twentieth century. Founded in Sacramento in 1856, John Breuner and Company is one of the oldest furniture businesses in California. John Breuner and Company opened what was their second store in Oakland in 1907, and they moved their store to 1515 Clay Street in 1917. This building was their only Bay Area store during their fourteen years at this location. John Breuner and Company (known today as "Breuners") played a significant role in Oakland's economic history as a major downtown retailer until 1975.
  • Survey number: HABS CA-2296
  • Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1924 Subsequent Wor
  • Building/structure dates: 1963 Subsequent Workk
  • Building/structure dates: 1991 Demolished
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca1603.photos.322677p
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Object location37° 48′ 15.98″ N, 122° 16′ 10.99″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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