Boone's University School

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Boone's University School is a historic building at 2029 Durant Avenue in Berkeley, California, U.S.[2][3] It is the last surviving building from the Boone's University School for Boys, which closed in 1915. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 1, 1982;[4] listed as a California Historical Landmark since November 1, 1982;[5] and listed as a Berkeley Landmark since March 16, 1981.[6]

Boone's University School
Boone's University School is located in Oakland, California
Boone's University School
Boone's University School is located in California
Boone's University School
Location2029 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°52′01″N 122°16′04″W / 37.86694°N 122.26778°W / 37.86694; -122.26778 (Boone's University School)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82000994
CHISL No.N1157
BERKL No.40
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1982[1]
Designated CHISLNovember 1, 1982
Designated BERKLMarch 16, 1981

Since 2000, the building has been home to the Persian Center, a cultural and heritage organization for the Iranian diaspora and Iranian Americans.

History

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The building is a boxy 3-story, 20 room house, in an Italianate style that was simplified.[4] The Boone's University School for Boys (sometimes referred to as Boone's Academy) building is an example of the late 19th-century private academies that flourished in California.[4] The school was founded by Philip Riley Boone (1851–1912), who bought the unfinished one story building in 1884 and moved in his existing school.[4] His school was successful enough to add two more floors to the building a few years later in 1891.[4] A 1903 state law change signaled the end of the 19th century academy boom in California.[4]

The building had remained in the Boone family as a rooming house until 1980.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Boone's University School". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.
  3. ^ a b "National Register #82000994: Boone's University School in Berkeley, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boone's University School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  5. ^ "Boone's University School". Office of Historical Preservation. State of California.
  6. ^ "Berkeley Landmarks, Designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Berkeley, CA". Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA).

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