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Come walk South Berkeley and UC Berkeley Campus to see some of the over 700 buildings and homes created by architect Julia Morgan from 1904-1947, as well as 'Old' City Hall, and Veterans Memorial Bld
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Julia Morgan Architecture
Traditional Walk
SN: 123976 - 2023
Previous event - 395 DAYS AGO
Starting Sun, Mar 26th, 2023 for 1 day
Start table open: 9:00 am - 12 noon, Finish by 3:00 pm
Berkeley, California
The address/location to the start table for mapping services such as Google or Siri is as follows:
Willard Park, Berkeley, CA
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
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Event comments
Come walk in South Berkeley and UC Berkeley Campus to see some of the over 700 homes and buildings created by Architect Julia Morgan in her career from 1904 to 1947. Julia Morgan (1872-1957), best known for creating a modern-day castle for millionaire William Randolph Hearst, was a woman of firsts! First woman to enroll in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and to receive a diploma in Civil Engineering in 1894. First woman accepted in the department of architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, and to receive her certificate in 1902. She passed the California state exam and became the state's first certified woman architect in 1904. And finally, long after her death, she was the first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, posthumously in 2014. We’ll walk along a neighborhood route passing by many homes Morgan designed and built and then pass by 3 UC Berkeley campus buildings she had key roles in building and completing: The Greek Theater, Hearst Memorial Mining Building, and Hearst Memorial Women’s Gymnasium as well as a sorority house, a church (now a community arts center) and Berkeley Women’s City Club. We’ll also visit Berkeley’s Old City Hall (1909) and ‘new’ City Hall, as well as the Veteran’s Memorial Building (1928) in downtown Berkeley.
Rating: 2B, Distance: 6, 11km
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Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
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Strollers: Medium |
Wheelchairs: No |
Event information
Restrooms at start and along the route. The start restroom may be closed on the date of the event for construction. Restrooms are nearby at Whole Foods Market, 3000 Telegraph Ave - a 3 minute drive or 11 minute walk. Street parking available around the park. Dogs on leash are welcome with clean-up. Berkeley City Women's Club offers drop-in tours of 45-minute duration between 1 and 3:30 every Fourth Sunday. $10 per visitor. 2315 Durant Avenue, between Dana and Ellsworth along the walk route.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start
Willard Park, 2730 HIllegass Avenue, Berkeley CA94705 From the East and North: Take I-80 W. Take exit 10 for Ashby Ave. Continue onto Ashby Ave N. Turn left onto Hillegass Ave. Willard Park will be on the left.From the South: Take 880 N. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-980 E, follow signs for CA-24/Walnut Creek. Keep left to continue on CA-24 E, Take the Claremont Avenue exit. Left on Claremont Ave. Left on Hillegass Ave. Right on Alcatraz Ave. Left on Benvenue Ave. Left on Woolsey. Right on Hillegass Ave. At traffic circle, continue straight to stay on Hillegass Ave. Destination will be on the left.
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