California Hotel

California Hotel
California Hotel in 2009
Location in Oakland
Location3443–3501 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, California
Coordinates37°49′34″N 122°16′43″W / 37.8261°N 122.2785°W / 37.8261; -122.2785
Built1929–30
ArchitectClay N. Burrell
Sommarstrom Bros.
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.88000969
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1988

The California Hotel is a historic Oakland, California, hotel which opened in the early days of the Great Depression and became an important cultural center for the African-American community of San Francisco's East Bay during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. On June 30, 1988, the hotel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.