Clark Kerr Campus
CLARK KERR CAMPUS
THIS SITE HAS SERVED THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
OF THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA SINCE 1860 WHEN
IT BECAME THE HOME OF THE FIRST PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS IN BERKELEY, THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND THE SCHOOLS
MOVED TO FREMONT IN 1980 AND THE PROPERTY
WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA IN 1982 TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR
BERKELEY CAMPUS STUDENTS AND FACULTY AS WELL
AS RECREATION AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES.
THE PROPERTY IS NAMED TO HONOR CLARK KERR
FIRST CHANCELLOR OF THE BERKELEY CAMPUS
1952 - 1958 AND TWELFTH PRESIDENT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1958 - 1967.
THE ENTIRE SITE, INCLUDING THE BUILDINGS
GROUNDS, AND ENCIRCLING WALL, HAS BEEN
PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES