Plaque Committee

What is the committee?

Do you want to help commemorate Oakland’s landmarked buildings? The Plaques Committee works to identify buildings and work with building owners to develop plaques commemorating their history.

I want a plaque on my building

If your building is a city landmark, or rated A or B in the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey, or is a heritage property, please contact us.

I have a plaque idea

If you have an idea for a plaque, please submit your idea to us. We are gathering a list of as many ideas as possible.

How do I contact you?

Contact our committee via info@oaklandheritage.org.

Plaques

Oakland Landmark 7 - Pardee House (2 Plaques)

Oakland Landmark 7 - Pardee House (2 Plaques)

Oakland Landmark 28 - Oakland City Hall

Oakland Landmark 28 - Oakland City Hall

Oakland Landmark 29 - St. Augustine's, originally Trinity Episcopal Church, is one of the oldest Episcopal church buildings in continual use in the city of Oakland today. It was built on land donated by Reverend John Bakewell, D.D., beginning in 1892

Oakland Landmark 29 - St. Augustine's, originally Trinity Episcopal Church, is one of the oldest Episcopal church buildings in continual use in the city of Oakland today. It was built on land donated by Reverend John Bakewell, D.D., beginning in 1892 and was consecrated on Easter Sunday in 1893.

Oakland Landmark 40 - The Sausal Creek Arch Bridge, commonly known as the Leimert Bridge since its completion in 1926, is a graceful example of a fixed arch bridge. George Posey, Alameda County Surveyor and engineer of the Posey Tube connecting Alame

Oakland Landmark 40 - The Sausal Creek Arch Bridge, commonly known as the Leimert Bridge since its completion in 1926, is a graceful example of a fixed arch bridge. George Posey, Alameda County Surveyor and engineer of the Posey Tube connecting Alameda to Oakland; designed the concrete and steel bridge, which is 357 feet long and 117 feet high.

Oakland Landmark 48 - African-American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)

Oakland Landmark 48 - African-American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)

Oakland Landmark 85 - Built as the Hebern Electric Code Company, later Lyons Moving and Storage, and restored by East Bay Asian Development Corporation, provides office space for nonprofits and retail businesses. For years, OHA has pointed to the Asi

Oakland Landmark 85 - Built as the Hebern Electric Code Company, later Lyons Moving and Storage, and restored by East Bay Asian Development Corporation, provides office space for nonprofits and retail businesses. For years, OHA has pointed to the Asian Resource Center as a great example of preserving a historic building and providing services to Oakland's Chinatown community at the same time.

Oakland Landmark 107 - Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It was operated as the Western Market by its original owner Harry A. Zeiss. Early West Oakland was famed as a "melting pot" with large, strong ethnic

Oakland Landmark 107 - Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It was operated as the Western Market by its original owner Harry A. Zeiss. Early West Oakland was famed as a "melting pot" with large, strong ethnic communities, among them German, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Slavic, and African-American. In 1925 Oakland Branch No. 188 of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) bought the market building and renamed it Liberty Hall after their headquarters in Harlem.

Oakland Landmark 141 - The Studio One Art Center building began its life in 1894 as a home for children, built and operated by the Ladies Relief Society of Oakland. Founded in 1872, the women-led Society was one of California’s earliest charities. Th

Oakland Landmark 141 - The Studio One Art Center building began its life in 1894 as a home for children, built and operated by the Ladies Relief Society of Oakland. Founded in 1872, the women-led Society was one of California’s earliest charities. The ten-acre parcel on which the children’s home stood included a residence for elderly women (later named the Matilda Brown Home, on 42nd Street, which closed in 2007) and a “nursery” for infants.

Oakland Landmark 142 - The Altenheim was built in 1893 to serve elders of German descent. The Dimond neighborhood had been home to German immigrants since its earliest days. The original structures were destroyed by fire in 1908. It was designated an

Oakland Landmark 142 - The Altenheim was built in 1893 to serve elders of German descent. The Dimond neighborhood had been home to German immigrants since its earliest days. The original structures were destroyed by fire in 1908. It was designated an Oakland landmark in 2009 and OHA presented this plaque to the site in 2017.

Oakland Landmark 144 - The morse house was built in 1936 in the Claremont Pines tract of Upper Rockridge. Claremont Pines was developed from the 1920s through the 1960s as a premier residential neighborhood. It was laid out with 212 original lots, fe

Oakland Landmark 144 - The morse house was built in 1936 in the Claremont Pines tract of Upper Rockridge. Claremont Pines was developed from the 1920s through the 1960s as a premier residential neighborhood. It was laid out with 212 original lots, featuring curvilinear concrete streets on gently rolling hills, rolled curbs, undergrounded utilities, and elegant cast iron street lamps.

Oakland Landmark 145 - The Shorey House

Oakland Landmark 145 - The Shorey House

Heritage Property - The century-old live oak tree in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is a living tribute to Jack London—the man, the writer and the adventurer. London spent his formative years in Oakland.

Heritage Property - The century-old live oak tree in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is a living tribute to Jack London—the man, the writer and the adventurer. London spent his formative years in Oakland.

Heritage Property - Prevention Institute

Heritage Property - Prevention Institute

Members

  • Mary Harper

    CHAIR

  • Alison Finlay

  • Charles Bucher

  • Kathryn Hughes