Thousand Oaks Schools
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK
designated in 1993
SITE OF
THOUSAND OAKS SCHOOL
(Demolished in 1998)
William C. Hays, Architect, 1919
Stone and de Sanno, Architects, 1928
The residential subdivision of Thousand Oaks was
incorporated into Berkeley in 1920. On this site, one year
earlier, a new school building overlooking Blackberry
Creek was built to replace wooden bungalows which had
served as an elementary school. This school, designed by
William C. Hays, Professor of Architecture at the University
of California, had a third floor added in 1928. It was
modified again in 1935 for earthquake safety. Designed
in a style in keeping with neighboring houses, the building
(above, in 1933) was a traditional early 20th century school.
It had operable multipaned windows, wide hallways,
hardwood floors, a kindergarten room with a fireplace,
and an impressive wood-paneled auditorium which served
as a community meeting hall. The building was demolished
in 1998 and replaced by a new Thousand Oaks School
designed by Muller & Caulfield, Architects.
Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
2000