Resource Detail: P-01-003811
22-0157 :: 22-42 Lincoln Square
P-01-003811
Identifying information
Primary No.:
Trinomial:
Attributes
Other IDs:
Cross-refs:
Chinatown Commercial DistrictName:
Resource type: Building, District
Type Name
Resource Name Chinatown Commercial District
Other Chinatown
OHP Property Numb 010841
OTIS Resource Num 413641
OHP PRN 4623-0047-9999
Is a district with element 01-003766
Is a district with element 01-003767
Is a district with element 01-003768
Is a district with element 01-003769
Is a district with element 01-003770
Is a district with element 01-003771
Is a district with element 01-003772
Is a district with element 01-003773
Is a district with element 01-003774
Is a district with element 01-003775
Is a district with element 01-003776
Is a district with element 01-003777
Is a district with element 01-003778
Is a district with element 01-003779
Is a district with element 01-003780
Is a district with element 01-003781
Is a district with element 01-003782
Is a district with element 01-003783
Is a district with element 01-003784
Is a district with element 01-003785
Is a district with element 01-003786
Is a district with element 01-003787
Is a district with element 01-003788
Is a district with element 01-003789
Is a district with element 01-003790
Is a district with element 01-003791
Is a district with element 01-003792
Is a district with element 01-003793
Is a district with element 01-003794
Is a district with element 01-003795
Is a district with element 01-003796
Is a district with element 01-003797
Is a district with element 01-003798
Is a district with element 01-003799
Is a district with element 01-003800
Is a district with element 01-003801
Is a district with element 01-003802
Is a district with element 01-003803
Is a district with element 01-003804
Is a district with element 01-003805
Is a district with element 01-003806
Is a district with element 01-003807
Is a district with element 01-003808
Is a district with element 01-003809
Is a district with element 01-003810
Resource Detail: P-01-003811
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General notes
Recording events
Associated reports
Location information
County: Alameda
Address:
Database record metadata
Entered: 4/1/2005 icrds
Last modified: 9/21/2018 moored
IC actions:
Date User
Collections: No
Management status
Disclosure: Unrestricted
Age:
Information base:
Accession no(s):
Facility:
PLSS:
UTMs:
Record status: Verified
Building, District
Historic
Survey
HP03 (Multiple family property); HP06 (1-3 story commercial building); HP13 (Community center/social hall); HP16 (Religious building); HP36 (Ethnic minority property)
Attribute codes:
USGS quad(s): Oakland West
Date Recorder(s) Affiliation Notes
[none] Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey5/31/1985 4623-0047-9999 Address City Assessor's parcel no. Zip code
8th Street Oakland 94607
Date User Action taken
9/20/2018 moored Added recording event, received district form from Joseph. Awaiting verification of elements.
1/9/2018 raelync Entered OHP identifiers; updated DB; OHP PRN: 4623-0047-9999 (District Form) not on file at the NWIC, requested from Joseph.
3/12/2002 AOOHP2 Primary number 01-003811 assigned.
4/1/2005 jay Appended records from discontinued ICRDS.
12/11/2017 rinerg auto-convert resource name to Proper Case (was: CHINATOWN,
CHINATOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRIC)
6/14/2002 AOOHP2 OHP Property file import
Resource Detail: P-01-004478
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P-01-004478
Identifying information
Primary No.:
Trinomial:
Attributes
General notes
This district has 124 elements as per the HPD, all have been assigned primary numbers by OHP. While the district has been processed, not all of the elements are associated with the district in the database and most of the elements have not been processed (A. Sims 11/16/2016)
Other IDs:
Collections: No
Cross-refs:
Disclosure: Not for publication
7th Street/Harrison Square Residential DistrictName:
Resource type:
Age:
Information base:
Accession no(s):
Facility:
Building, District
Historic
Survey
HP02 (Single family property); HP29 (Landscape architecture) - parkAttribute codes:
Type Name
Resource Name 7th Street/Harrison Square Residential District OHP Property Numb 011515
OHP PRN 4623-0137-9999
Is a district with element 01-004357
Is a district with element 01-004358
Is a district with element 01-004359
Is a district with element 01-004360
Is a district with element 01-004361
Is a district with element 01-004362
Is a district with element 01-004363
Is a district with element 01-004364
Is a district with element 01-004365
Is a district with element 01-004366
Is a district with element 01-004367
Is a district with element 01-004368
Is a district with element 01-004369
Is a district with element 01-004370
Is a district with element 01-004371
Is a district with element 01-004372
Is a district with element 01-004373
Is a district with element 01-004374
Is a district with element 01-004375
Is a district with element 01-004376
Is a district with element 01-004377
Is a district with element 01-004378
Is a district with element 01-004379
Is a district with element 01-004380
Is a district with element 01-004381
Is a district with element 01-004382
Is a district with element 01-004383
Is a district with element 01-004384
Is a district with element 01-004385
Is a district with element 01-004386
Is a district with element 01-004387
Is a district with element 01-004388
Is a district with element 01-004389
Is a district with element 01-004390
Resource Detail: P-01-004478
22-0157 :: 22-42 Lincoln Square
Recording events
Associated reports
Location information
County: Alameda
Address:
Database record metadata
Entered: 4/1/2005 icrds
Last modified: 11/22/2016 neala
IC actions:
Date User
Management status
PLSS:
UTMs:
Record status: Verified
USGS quad(s): Oakland West
Date Recorder(s) Affiliation Notes
[none] Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey5/31/1984 HRI 4623-0137-9999 Address City Assessor's parcel no. Zip code
Oakland
Date User Action taken
6/14/2002 AOOHP2 OHP Property file import
10/20/2010 neala voided-duplicate resource
10/29/2010 neala note added
11/16/2016 simsa This resource had previously been subsumed by P-01-004376, after an examination of the HPD and resource documentation, the subsuming was undone and P-01-004478 was reinstated.
3/12/2002 AOOHP2 Primary number 01-004478 assigned.
4/1/2005 jay Appended records from discontinued ICRDS.
Resource Detail: P-01-010530
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P-01-010530
Identifying information
Primary No.:
Trinomial:
Attributes
General notes
Other IDs:
Recording events
Associated reports
Location information
County: Alameda
Address:
Database record metadata
Entered: 4/6/2005 jay
Last modified: 12/18/2015 muchb
IC actions:
Date User
Collections: No
Management status
Cross-refs:
Disclosure: Not for publication
ESA-OAK-001bName:
Resource type:
Age:
Information base:
Accession no(s):
Facility:
PLSS:
UTMs:
Record status: Verified
Other
Historic
Survey, Testing, Other
AH07 (Roads/trails/railroad grades)Attribute codes:
USGS quad(s): Oakland West
Type Name
Resource Name ESA-OAK-001b
Date Recorder(s) Affiliation Notes
K. Ross Way Environmental Science
Associates
10/20/2000a
Report No. Year Title Affiliation
2000 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey
and Inventory Report for the Metromedia
Fiberoptic Cable Project, San Francisco Bay
Area and Los Angeles Basin Networks
S-026045 Mooney & Associates
Voided S# - see S-38249, additional citation 'd'S-031825 2010 Historic Property Survey Report, the Alameda
County Transit District's East Bay Bus Rapid
Transit Project in Berkeley, Oakland, and San
Leandro
S-038249 Archaeological/Historical Consultants
Address City Assessor's parcel no. Zip code
Webster Street Oakland 94607
Date User Action taken
4/6/2005 jay Entered minimal information from hard copy list provided by Leigh.
See also 01-010529
See also 01-010531
Zone 10 564316mE 4183740mN NAD27 (NAD 1927)
Zone 10 564400mE 4183890mN NAD27 (NAD 1927)
Report Detail: S-023778
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Citation information
Year: 2000 (Oct)
Title: Archaeological Resources Investigations for the EBMUD East Bayshore Recycled Water Project, Alameda County, California
Affliliation: David Chavez & Associates
No. pages:
Associated resources
General notes
Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Author(s): David Chavez and Jan M. Hupman
Attributes: Archaeological, Field study
Inventory size: c 29 li mi
No. maps:
Identifiers
Report No.: S-023778
Other IDs:
Cross-refs:
Primary No. Trinomial Name
P-01-000026 CA-ALA-000005 Nelson's 314a
P-01-000031 CA-ALA-000010 [none]
P-01-000038 CA-ALA-000017 [none]
P-01-000042 CA-ALA-000022 Easton Building
P-01-000082 CA-ALA-000305 Nelson No. 305; Barker's El Cerr P-01-000083 CA-ALA-000306 Nelson No. 306
Year: 2002 (Apr)
Title: Archaeological Resources Investigations for the EBMUD East Bayshore Recycled Water Project, Alameda County, California: Supplemental Report
Affiliation: David Chavez & Associates
No. pages:
Inventory size:
Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Author(s): David Chavez
Report type(s): Archaeological, Field study
Sub-desig.: a
PDF Pages: 73-100
Year: 2002 (Sep)
Title: Archaeological Resources Investigations for the EBMUD East Bayshore Recycled Water Project, Alameda County, California: Additional Pipeline Alignments
Affiliation: David Chavez & Associates
No. pages:
Inventory size:
Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Author(s): Daivd Chavez and Jan M. Hupman
Report type(s): Archaeological, Field study
Sub-desig.: b
PDF Pages: 100-178
Type Name
Voided S-25603
Voided S-26419
See also S-025603
Report Detail: S-023778
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Database record metadata
Entered: 4/7/2005 nwic-main
Last modified: 9/3/2020 hagell
IC actions:
Date User
Address:
Record status: Verified
Location information
County(ies): Alameda
USGS quad(s): Oakland East, Oakland West, Richmond
Has informals: No
No. resources: 14
PLSS:
Date User Action taken
4/7/2005 jay Appended records from NWICmain bibliographic database. 12/19/2016 moored Added additional citation 'a' and 'b' 5/19/2017 hagell edited additional citation 'a' title, attributes, affiliation. 6/2/2017 raelync Shapes in GIS are in Rep Line and Rep Poly to capture pipeline routes and pump stations survyed.
9/3/2020 hagell edited other identifiers
P-01-000084 CA-ALA-000307 West Berkeley Shell Mound
P-01-000086 CA-ALA-000309 Emeryville Shellmound
P-01-000087 CA-ALA-000310 Nelson's 310
P-01-000088 CA-ALA-000311 Nelson's 311
P-01-000089 CA-ALA-000312 Nelson's 312
P-01-000090 CA-ALA-000313 Nelson's 313
P-01-000091 CA-ALA-000314 Nelson's 314
P-01-000120 CA-ALA-000390 [none]
CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT
Lincoln Square, Oakland
APPENDIX 2: SACRED LAND FILE SEARCH RESULTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gavin Newsom, Governor
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
August 30, 2022
Daniel Shoup
Archaeological/Historical Consultants
Via Email to: [email protected]
Re: 22-42 Lincoln Square Project, Alameda County
Dear Mr. Shoup:
A record search of the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) Sacred Lands File (SLF) was completed for the information submitted for the above referenced project. The results were positive. Please contact the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Mission San Juan Bautista, the North Valley Yokuts Tribe, and The Confederated Villages of Lisjan on the attached list for information. Please note that tribes do not always record their sacred sites in the SLF, nor are they required to do so. A SLF search is not a substitute for consultation with tribes that are traditionally and culturally affiliated with a project’s geographic area. Other sources of cultural resources should also be contacted for information regarding known and recorded sites, such as the appropriate regional California Historical Research Information System (CHRIS) archaeological Information Center for the presence of recorded archaeological sites.
Attached is a list of Native American tribes who may also have knowledge of cultural resources in the project area. This list should provide a starting place in locating areas of potential adverse impact within the proposed project area. Please contact all of those listed; if they cannot supply information, they may recommend others with specific knowledge. By contacting all those listed, your organization will be better able to respond to claims of failure to consult with the appropriate tribe. If a response has not been received within two weeks of notification, the Commission requests that you follow-up with a telephone call or email to ensure that the project information has been received.
If you receive notification of change of addresses and phone numbers from tribes, please notify the NAHC. With your assistance, we can assure that our lists contain current information.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at my email address: [email protected].
Sincerely,
Cody Campagne
Cultural Resources Analyst
Attachment
CHAIRPERSON
Laura Miranda
Luiseño
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Reginald Pagaling
Chumash
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Russell Attebery
Karuk
SECRETARY
Sara Dutschke
Miwok
COMMISSIONER
William Mungary
Paiute/White Mountain
Apache
COMMISSIONER
Isaac Bojorquez
Ohlone-Costanoan
COMMISSIONER
Buffy McQuillen
Yokayo Pomo, Yuki,
Nomlaki
COMMISSIONER
Wayne Nelson
Luiseño
COMMISSIONER
Stanley Rodriguez
Kumeyaay
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Raymond C.
Hitchcock
Miwok/Nisenan
NAHC HEADQUARTERS
1550 Harbor Boulevard
Suite 100
West Sacramento,
California 95691
(916) 373-3710
[email protected]
NAHC.ca.gov
Amah MutsunTribal Band of
Mission San Juan Bautista
Irene Zwierlein, Chairperson
3030 Soda Bay Road
Lakeport, CA, 95453
Phone: (650) 851 - 7489
Fax: (650) 332-1526
[email protected]
Costanoan
Costanoan Rumsen Carmel
Tribe
Tony Cerda, Chairperson
244 E. 1st Street
Pomona, CA, 91766
Phone: (909) 629 - 6081
Fax: (909) 524-8041
[email protected]
Costanoan
Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of
Costanoan
Kanyon Sayers-Roods, MLD
Contact
1615 Pearson Court
San Jose, CA, 95122
Phone: (408) 673 - 0626
[email protected]
Costanoan
Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of
Costanoan
Ann Marie Sayers, Chairperson
P.O. Box 28
Hollister, CA, 95024
Phone: (831) 637 - 4238
[email protected]
Costanoan
Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe
of the SF Bay Area
Monica Arellano, Vice
Chairwoman
20885 Redwood Road, Suite 232
Castro Valley, CA, 94546
Phone: (408) 205 - 9714
[email protected]
Costanoan
North Valley Yokuts Tribe
Katherine Perez, Chairperson
P.O. Box 717
Linden, CA, 95236
Phone: (209) 887 - 3415
[email protected]
Costanoan
Northern Valley
Yokut
North Valley Yokuts Tribe
Timothy Perez,
P.O. Box 717
Linden, CA, 95236
Phone: (209) 662 - 2788
[email protected]
Costanoan
Northern Valley
Yokut
The Ohlone Indian Tribe
Andrew Galvan, Chairperson
P.O. Box 3388
Fremont, CA, 94539
Phone: (510) 882 - 0527
Fax: (510) 687-9393
[email protected]
Bay Miwok
Ohlone
Patwin
Plains Miwok
The Ohlone Indian Tribe
Desiree Vigil, THPO
1775 Marco Polo Way, Apt. 21
Burlingame, CA, 94010
Phone: (650) 290 - 0245
[email protected]
Bay Miwok
Ohlone
Patwin
Plains Miwok
Wuksache Indian Tribe/Eshom
Valley Band
Kenneth Woodrow, Chairperson
1179 Rock Haven Ct.
Salinas, CA, 93906
Phone: (831) 443 - 9702
[email protected]
Foothill Yokut
Mono
The Confederated Villages of
Lisjan
Corrina Gould, Chairperson
10926 Edes Avenue
Oakland, CA, 94603
Phone: (510) 575 - 8408
[email protected]
Bay Miwok
Ohlone
Delta Yokut
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This list is current only as of the date of this document. Distribution of this list does not relieve any person of statutory responsibility as defined in Section 7050.5 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 5097.94 of the Public Resource Section 5097.98 of the Public Resources Code.
This list is only applicable for contacting local Native Americans with regard to cultural resources assessment for the proposed 22-42 Lincoln Square Project, Alameda County.
PROJ-2022-
005128
08/30/2022 07:55 AM
Native American Heritage Commission
Native American Contact List
Alameda County
8/30/2022
CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT
Lincoln Square, Oakland
APPENDIX 3: OCHS FORMS
Appendix C: Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey Scoring Form
Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey – Evaluation Worksheet
The worksheet below evaluates Lincoln Square. It is based on the 1993 Oakland General Plan Heritage Survey Evaluation Methods document. The final score of 47.2 suggests that Lincoln Square should maintain its rating of A1, that is an Area of Primary Importance.
A Visual Quality/Design
Criterion Rating Score Comment
1 Exterior VG 8 Retains its 1853 shape and boundaries 2 Interior n/a 0 n/a
3 Construction n/a 0 Not significant for construction technique 4 Designer VG 3 Wong & Brocchini and Ribera & Sue are firms of secondary importance
5 Type E 10 Only 4 of 7 original squares survive
6 Supportive elements E 8 Supportive elements are continuous use for recreation since 1920s
B History/Association
Criterion Rating Score Comment
7 Person/Organization VG 10 Organizations of secondary and tertiary importance are closely connected to the site
8 Event FP 0 No known significant events
9 Patterns VG 6 Patterns of secondary importance (recreation, Chinatown community) are intimately connected
10 Age E 8 Established prior to 1869
C Context
Criterion Rating Score Comment
11 Continuity E 8 Establishes the character of an API (Lincoln Square) 12 Familiarity G 5 Conspicuous in neighborhood, but not citywide
SCORE (A, B, & C) 53
D Integrity
Criterion Rating Deduction Comment
13 Condition E n/a Square has original shape
14 Exterior Alterations G -5.8 Minor alterations that do not change the overall character 15 Interior Alterations n/a n/a n/a
16 Structural Removals E n/a No removals
17 Site E n/a In original Locations
E Reversibility
Criterion Rating Score Comment
18 Exterior n/a n/a
19 Interior n/a n/a
DEDUCTIONS (D&E) -5.8
TOTAL SCORE 47.2
RATING A1
Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey – Evaluation Worksheet
The worksheet below evaluates the existing community center building at Lincoln Square. It is based on the 1993 Oakland General Plan Heritage Survey Evaluation Methods document. The final score of 15.76 suggests that the community center building should be rated D1-, that is a Property of Minor Importance located in an Area of Primary Importance , but which does not contribute to its significance.
A Visual Quality/Design
Criterion Rating Score Comment
1 Exterior FP 0 Design lacks clear stylistic features or composition 2 Interior FP 0 Interior features are undistinguished 3 Construction FP 0 Not significant for construction technique 4 Designer VG 3 Wong and Brocchini are a firm of secondary importance 5 Type FP 0 Undistinguished Modern building lacking distinct stylistic features 6 Supportive elements FP 0 No supportive elements
B History/Association
Criterion Rating Score Comment
7 Person/Organization G 5 Organizations of secondary and tertiary importance are loosely connected to the site
8 Event FP 0 No known significant events
9 Patterns VG 3 Patterns of secondary importance (recreation, Chinatown community) are loosely connected
10 Age FP 0 Constructed 1977
C Context
Criterion Rating Score Comment
11 Continuity NP 0 Does not contribute to the historic character of Lincoln Square 12 Familiarity G 5 Conspicuous in neighborhood, but not citywide
SCORE (A, B, & C) 16
D Integrity
Criterion Rating Deduction Comment
13 Condition G -0.24 Exhibits minor surface wear
14 Exterior Alterations E n/a No significant alterations from original plan 15 Interior Alterations G n/a Minor alterations that do not change the original character 16 Structural Removals E n/a No removals
17 Site E n/a Has not been moved
E Reversibility
Criterion Rating Score Comment
18 Exterior n/a No evident modifications
19 Interior n/a Minor modifications
DEDUCTIONS (D&E) -0.24
TOTAL SCORE 15.76
CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT
Lincoln Square, Oakland
APPENDIX 4: DPR 523 FORMS
P1. Other Identifier:
DPR 523B (9/2013) *Required information
State of California – The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 5S1
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Alameda and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Oakland West Date 1993 T 1S ; R 4W; Rancho San Antonio (V. and D. Peralta) MD B.M. c. Address Block bounded by 10th, 11th, Harrison, and Alice Sts City Oakland Zip 94307 d. UTM: Zone mE / mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN 2-71-1
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
Lincoln Square is bounded by Tenth, Eleventh, and Harrison Streets and a pedestrianized block of Alice Street. The square is located in the Oakland Chinatown commercial district, and is surrounded by one to two story commercial, religious, and educational buildings constructed between 1900 and 1980. Lincoln Elementary School is immediately to the east across Alice Street. The built environment and landscaping of the square has elements from several iterations of park planning: 1940, 1969, 1977, and after 2000.
[SEE CONTINUATION SHEET]
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP31 (Urban Open Space)
*P4. Resources Present: Building ☐ Structure ☐ Object ☐ Site ☐ District ☐ Element of District ☐ Other (Isolates, etc.)
P5b. Description of Photo:
Lincoln Square, looking east
from Harrison Street
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐ Both
1853, with additions in 1940,
1969, 1977
*P7. Owner and Address:
City of Oakland
*P8. Recorded by:
Archaeological/Historical Consultants
609 Aileen Street, Oakland, CA 94609
www.ahc-heritage.com
*P9. Date Recorded: August 24, 2022
P10. Survey Type: Architectural
*P11. Report Citation : Jennifer Ho, William Kostura, & Daniel Shoup, 2022. Cultural Resources Survey Report: Lincoln Square. Archaeological/Historical Consultants, Oakland. *Attachments: ☐ NONE Location Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record ☐ Archaeological Record ☐ District Record ☐ Linear Feature Record ☐ Milling Station Record ☐ Rock Art Record ☐ Artifact Record ☐ Photograph Record Other (List): Sketch Map
*Resource Name or # Lincoln Square, Oakland *NRHP Status Code 5S1
DPR 523B (9/2013) *Required information
State of California – The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
(This space reserved for official comments.)
(Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
B1. Historic Name: Lincoln Square
B2. Common Name: None
B3. Original Use: Public Park B4. Present Use: Public Park and Recreation Center
*B5. Architectural Style: n/a
*B6. Construction History:
Lincoln Square was set aside for the public in 1853. The current square has elements from 1940, 1969, 1977, and the 2010s.
*B7. Moved? No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: n/a b. Builder: n/a
*B10. Significance: Themes 1) urban planning 2)public recreation in Oakland Chinatown Area Oakland
Period of Significance 1853-present Property Type Public Park Applicable Criteria 1 History of Lincoln Square
When the city of Oakland was first laid out in the early 1850s, seven squares were set aside for public use. Surveyor Julius Kellersberger’s 1853 map is the first official map of Oakland, and it shows the seven public squares: Washington, Franklin, Harrison, Jefferson, Caroline (later Madison), Oakland (later Lincoln), and Lafayette (Bagwell 1982:27-29). These squares were part of mayor and city founder Horace Carpentier’s vision of a city full of beautiful parks, wide avenues, and shady trees. In his first message to the city council in 1854, he urged that “the public squares be inclosed and embellished at as early a day as the finances of the city will permit” (Wood 1882:561).
[SEE CONTINUATION SHEET]
B11. Additional Resource Attributes:
*B12. References: [SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS]
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: William Kostura & Jennifer Ho
*Date of Evaluation: October 2022
DPR 523K (9/2013)
State of California - The Resources Agency Primary#
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
Trinomial
CONTINUATION SHEET
Property Name: Lincoln Square, Oakland Page 3 of 11 *P3a. Description (Continued):
Lincoln Square was dedicated for public use by 1853 as Oakland Square and has maintained the same boundaries since that time. No physical elements of the 19th century park survive. The oldest features in the park today are the clubhouse and storage building, both of which date to the 1940s. The clubhouse was built in 1940 to a design by architect Edward Foulkes. Today called the Hong Lok Senior Center, the clubhouse is situated along the north side of the park, adjacent to Eleventh Street, midway between Harrison and Alice.
Constructed in the Spanish Revival style, t he clubhouse is rectangular and measures 30 by 100 feet in size. It is one story in height, and brick masonry in construction, with outer walls that slope slightly inward as they rise. The sloping walls and proportions of the bricks suggest adobe construct ion. The roof is hipped, with recessed gables rising on the short sides, and is covered with clay tiles. Entrances are centered in the three of the four sides and are sheltered by extensions of the roof supported by square, chamfered wooden posts.
This clu bhouse retains its original window sash and appears to have high integrity.
The storage building, also from the 1940s, is located at the eastern edge of the square. It is a rectangular stucco building measuring 15 by 25 feet. It has a clay tile roof with gables on the short sides, turned-up eaves, and Chinese- style ornamental projections at the eave corners. The date of this building is unknown, but a building with the same shape and location is visible on a 1946 aerial photograph (Jack Ammann 1946).
In 1968-1969, the park was redesigned by landscape architect John Sue of the firm Ribera & Sue. Elements from this time period include the perimeter wall and fence and the Chinese junk play structure. The perimeter of the park is defined variously by a low course of concrete and a low concrete wall, each of which supports a steel fence, and which are punctuated by occasional square concrete posts. These posts have inset panels and are topped by capitals decorated with Chinese designs. At the southeast corner of the park, there is a play structure shaped link a Chinese junk, also built in 1969 and restored in 2003.
Mature magnolia trees are located at irregular intervals along the west side and south sides of the square; several of them are to predate Ribera & Su e’s 1969 redesign, while others may have been planted in 1969 or afterward.
Elements added since 1969 include another play structure of more conventional design at the northeast corner of the square. This area hosted an infant’s play area in 1985, but the current structure appears to have been constructed circa 2000 based on review of aerial photographs (Google Earth 2023). The current Lincoln Square Recreation Center was built in 1977 and is discussed in detail below. Between the play structures, clubhous e, and the recreation center, the central part of Lincoln Square is paved in concrete and striped with three basketball courts and four foursquare courts. This area was resurfaced and repainted circa 2010.
The square is characterized by activity throughout the day. Groups of children from the adjoining Lincoln School use the play structures during recess, the basketball courts are used by children and adults after school, and groups of adults practice badminton, tai chi, and other sports.
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Chinese junk play structure
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Confusion over land titles was a major part of Oakland’s early history, due to the complicated legal process involved in confirming Spanish and Mexican land grants, infighting amongst the Peralta family, and the fact that much of downtown Oakland was sold by Carpentier and his associates, who did not actually own the land (Bagwell 1982:31 -32). As a result, the city did not have clear ownership of the seven squares until 1869. That year, Mayor Samuel Merritt had Harrison, Jefferson, Caroline, Oakland (later Lincoln), and Lafayette Squares enclosed with sturdy picket fences to reinforce the city’s claim (Jones 1935:8; Wood 1882:570). Despite Mayor Andrus calling for beautification of the squares in 1879, only Lafayette and Jefferson Squares were improved during this time period (Wood 1882:699; Elliott 1885:67-68). In 1887, Mayor Davis described most of the squares as “not in an attractive condition” (Jones 1935:10).
Improvements at Oakland Square, bounded by Harrison, Alice, 10th, and 11th Streets, most likely began shortly after Mayor Davis’s uncomplimentary description. By 1890, the city was spending $1,000 per year on maintenance for the square, which included park settees purchased in 1898-99. In 1898, Oakland Square was renamed Lincoln Square in honor of President Abraham Lincoln (Jones 1935:14). Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from this time period depict Lincoln Square with symmetrical curving paths (1889 and 1903 ) and no buildings (1889, 1903, 1911). The neighborhood composition at this time was similar to that currently: mostly residential, with a few businesses and Lincoln School located on the southwest block adjacent to the square since 1872 (Ma 1982:56). Chinatown was established at 8th and Webster Street in the 1870s and expanded over time to encompass the area around Lincoln Square (now called Upper Chinatown); by the early 20th century, the ethnic makeup of the neighborhood was primarily Chinese, and then later shifted to a more diverse Asian population.
In the 20th century various improvements were made to the square, many funded by the Chinese community. A children’s playground was installed around 1927, which included “1 field house, 1 (indoor) baseball field, 1 basketball court, 2 handball courts, 2 jumping pits, 1 volleyball court, 1 horse shoe alley, 1 set circular traveling rings, 1 sand box, 1 low slide, 1 low bar, 1 horizontal bar, benches” (OCHS 1984a:4). In 1940, a brick clubhouse designed by Edward R.
Foulkes was built on the northeast portion of the square along 11th Street, replacing the fieldhouse and indoor baseball field (OCHS 1984a:4). Over half of the construction cost was contributed by the Oakland Chinese Center, while labor was provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers (Ma and Ma 1982:82).
In 1969 as part of the Oakland Chinatown Playground Project, the play area was redesigned by landscape architect John Sue of the firm Ribera & Sue, and a Chinese junk boat play structure was installed as its centerpiece (Allen 1997).
The Wa Sung Community Service Club was instrumental in both the original installation of the junk, as well as its restoration in 2003 (Wong 2004:87).
The Lincoln Square Recreation Center was opened in 1977. Around that time, the city closed off Alice Street between 10th and 11th Streets to compensate the Chinese community for the loss of open play area (Public Works Agency 2004).
Lincoln Square was designated an Oakland City Landmark (#83-401) in 1983, with the intention to preserve it as a public park, open space, or playground (Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board 1983).
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Significance Evaluation
Lincoln Square is associated with two patterns of events that have made a significant contribution to the patterns of local and regional history:
• As one of seven original public squares dedicated by 1853, Lincoln Square is significant in the history of urban planning in Oakland. • Lincoln Square is also significant for its continu ous role in public recreation in Oakland’s Chinatown since 1927, when Chinatown community organizations helped fund the construction of an indoor baseball field in the Square. This connection to the local Chinese -American community continued in 1940, when the Oakland Chinese Center funded most of the construction of the clubhouse building. The 1968 landscape design by Ribera and Sue was funded by the Wa Sung Service Club, and local Chinese- American architect Worley Wong was engaged to design the existing recreation center. The square has thus been a focus for recreational activity by the Chinatown community since the 1920s, was designed and built by members of the Oakland Chinese-American community, and played a role in the revitalization of Chinatown and Ch inese-American culture in Oakland from the 1960s to the present.
In recognition of these contributions, Lincoln Square was designated a City Landmark 1983. As such, the square appears eligible for the CRHR under Criterion
1. Historical research did not identify any significant figures in local, state, or national history associated with Lincoln Square. Though John Sue and Worley Wong were locally prominent figures in architecture and development, their work at Lincoln Square is not considered an important element of their practice thus it does not appear to be significant under CRHR Criterion 2.
Architecturally, Lincoln Square is a palimpsest of buildings and structures built between 1940 and 1977, reflecting several periods of its development and using contrasting styles. As such, the square as a whole does not embody a distinct architectural style or express high artistic values. Therefore, Lincoln Square does not appear to be eligible for the CRHR under Criterion 3.
Under CRHR Criterion 4, Lincoln Square is not a significant or likely source of important information about historic construction materials or technologies that is not otherwise available through documentary evidence. It therefore does not appear to be eligible for the CRHR under Criterion 4.
Character-Defining Features
The character-defining features of a historical resources are those essential features that convey its historical identity. At Lincoln Square, these include three physical features and one intangible feature:
• The shape and boundaries of the square, which are the same as they were in 1853;
• A sense of open space in the midst of a congested urban district; • The 1940s Clubhouse building, designed by Edwin Foulkes and constructed by WPA workers, which appears individually eligible to the CRHR; and
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Non-contributing physical features include:
• The 1968-1969 Ribera and Sue landscape design, including the Chinese junk boat play structure, perimeter fence, low wall, and decorative posts; and • The 1977 Lincoln Square Recreation Center.
Integrity Analysis
Integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance. Integrity has seven aspects: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and is assessed with reference to the criteria under which a resource is eligible. Here we review the integrity of the three physical character-defining features of the square.
The shape and boundaries of the square are the same as they were in 1853, and therefore the square has good integrity of location and setting, which are the most important elements of integrity for a resource that is significant for its spatial relationships. Despite c hanges over time, it retains the feeling of open space in the middle of an urbanized area. As such, it retains the ability to convey its significance as a public park with the same relationship to the urban grid that it had in 1853.
The square maintains a sense of open space in an urban area. This aspect has reduced integrity of design, association, and feeling due to the construction of the 1977 recreation center, but maintains integrity of location and setting sufficient to convey its significance.
The 19 40s clubhouse building retains good integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and feeling. It has lost integrity of association because the other features of the 1920s -1940s park have been replaced. Overall, however, it retains ample integrity to convey its historical significance.
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Property Name: Lincoln Square, Oakland Page 9 of 11 *B12. References:
Allen, Annalee
1997 Exhibit tells Lincoln School’s history. Oakland Tribune 9 February:28.
Oakland, CA.
Bagwell, Beth
1982 Oakland: story of a city. Oakland: Oakland Heritage Alliance.
Elliott, W. W. (publisher)
1885 Oakland and Surroundings. Originally published by W.W. Elliott, Oakland. Marula Historical Reprint published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC.
Jones, DeWitt (Editor)
1935 The Seven Squares. In Oakland Parks and Playgrounds, pp. 8-15. The State Emergency Relief Administration, Project No. 3-F2-163. On file, Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey.
Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
1983 Resolution 1983-15. City of Oakland. On file, Oakland History Center.
Ma, L. Eve Armentrout
2000 Hometown Chinatown: The History of Oakland’s Chinese Community.
Routledge, New York.
Ma, L. Eve Armentrout and Jeong Huei Ma
1982 The Chinese of Oakland: Unsung Builders. Oakland Chinese History Research Committee.
Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey (OCHS)
1984a Historic Resources Inventory Form for 250 10th Street. On file with the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey.
1984b Building Permit Reach Form for 250 10th Street. On file with the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey.
Public Works Agency (City of Oakland) – Park & Building Maintenance Div. 2004 “Lincoln Square Recreation Center” in Inventory 2004. On file Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey.
Wong, William
2004 Images of America: Oakland’s Chinatown. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston SC, Chicago IL, Portsmouth NH, San Francisco CA.
Wood, M. W. (Publisher)
1882 History of Alameda County, California. M.W. Wood, Oakland. Available at https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Alameda_County_Californ ia/sxY1AQAAMAAJ, accessed August 31, 2022.
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The Lincoln Square Recreation Center is situated in Lincoln Square, a city park bounded by Tenth, Eleventh, and Harrison Streets and Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland. The building was built between 1976-78 to designs by the San Francisco architectural firm of Worley K. Wong, Ronald G. Brocchini, and Associates. It is situated in the southwest corner of the square, close to Tenth and Harrison streets. A strip of land in fro nt of the Tenth Street entrance is landscaped by a brick patio and by dirt with picnic tables.
A narrower strip of land at the west edge of the building along Harrison Street is devoted to grass and a few mature trees. [SEE CONTINUATION SHEET] *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP13 (Community center/social hall) *P4. Resources Present: Building ☐ Structure ☐ Object ☐ Site ☐ District ☐ Element of District ☐ Other (Isolates, etc.)
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*P9. Date Recorded: August 24, 2022
P10. Survey Type: Architectural
*P11. Report Citation : Jennifer Ho, William Kostura, & Daniel Shoup, 2022. Cultural Resources Survey Report: Lincoln Square Recreation Center. Archaeological/Historical Consultants, Oakland.
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B1. Historic Name: Lincoln Neighborhood Center
B2. Common Name: None
B3. Original Use: Community Center B4. Present Use: Community Center
*B5. Architectural Style: Modern
*B6. Construction History:
The Lincoln Square Recreation Center was built between 1976, when the original building permit was issued, and 1978, when the final inspection was completed (OCHS 1984a).
*B7. Moved? No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Wong & Brocchini b. Builder: Junkwock Tom
*B10. Significance: Theme n/a Area n/a
Period of Significance n/a Property Type n/a Applicable Criteria n/a Lincoln Square was established in 1853 and was originally called Oakland Square. In 1898, Oakland Square was renamed Lincoln Square in honor of President Abraham Lincoln (Jones 1935:14). In the 20th century various improvements were made to the square, many funded by the Chinese community. The square was primarily recreational in use by 1927, when facilities included “1 field house, 1 (indoor) baseball field, 1 basketball court, 2 handball courts, 2 jumping pits, 1 volleyball court, 1 horse shoe alley, 1 set circular traveling rings, 1 sand box, 1 low slide, 1 low bar, 1 horizontal bar, benches” (OCHS 1984a:4). In 1940, a brick clubhouse designed by Edward R. Foulkes was built on the northeast portion of the square along 11 th Street, replacing the fieldhouse and indoor baseball field (OCHS 1984a:4). Over half of the construction cost was contributed by the Oakland Chinese Center, while labor was provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers (Ma and Ma 1982:82).
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*B14. Evaluator: William Kostura & Jennifer Ho
*Date of Evaluation: October 2022
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Lincoln Square Recreation Center north and northeast façades
The Exterior
The building itself rests upon a concrete perimeter foundation, appears to be clad in textured stucco, and is one story in height, though parts rise to greater heights than others. This is most evident when the building is viewed from the playground, looking south. Here one can see that the public entrance and adjacent areas on the north side are low relative to the flanking Multi - purpose Room, in the west wing, and classrooms, in the east wing.
The plan of the building is irregular, consisting of two wings that form an obtuse angle. The larger wing is the west wing, the bulk of which is devoted to a Multi-purpose Room. Two smaller and lower rooms in this wing – a kitchen and a games room – are appended to the east side of the Multi -purpose Room. This wing is not quite rectangular in shape, for two of its corners are shaved and there is an indention for an entrance where it meets the east wing. The east wing is devoted to an e ntrance lobby, three offices, two meeting and craft rooms, a storage room, restrooms, and a hallway. It also has a shaved corner and is indented for entrances on three sides.
There are two main public entrances and four secondary or service entrances. The primary public entrance is in the Tenth Street side (that is, the south side) of the east wing. Here, there are actually two entrances, both recessed, and separated by a span of wall that is clad in colorful tiles. According to the Historic Resources Inventory for Lincoln Square, this tile mural is original to the building’s construction (OCHS 1984a). The western entrance leads to the lobby, while the eastern entrance is barricaded and is no longer in use. The wall of tiles between them is the only ornament ed part of the exterior. The other public entrance is on the north side, at the junction of the west and east wings, and also leads to the lobby; it is also recessed. All of these entrances feature paired doors with full -length glazing, fixed transoms, and sidelights, and are made entirely of anodized aluminum.
Regarding the secondary or service entrances, two are recessed. Each of them has a single door with full-length glazing and a fixed transom, and one of the two has sidelights. Both are made of anodized aluminum, just as the main public entrances are. The other two entrances have plain metal doors.
Windows vary greatly in size and shape, and their arrangement or placement is
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Property Name: Lincoln Square Recreation Center Page 4 of 19 irregular. Their one common element is that all of them are made of anodized aluminum. Three windows on the north side, to the east of the main public entrance, are almost square in shape. Another window on the north side, just to the west of that entrance, is very elongated and is placed above eye level. Two tripartite windows in t he east wing, facing Tenth Street and located to the east of the public entrances, are very large, with transoms. The middle part of each of these opens as a sliding door, most likely for emergency purposes. In the west wing, a narrow band of windows facin g Harrison Street and a large, slanted window on the north side of this wing are all above eye level and admit light into the Multi -purpose room. Finally, an entire wall at the southeast corner of the east wing is made of anodized aluminum and is mostly wi ndows, which admit light into a classroom.
Original plans supplied by the City of Oakland reveal that all parts of the exterior described above date to the original 1977 construction. The consistent use of anodized aluminum for all windows and for almost all doors supports this idea.
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10th Street entrances with tile mural (south façade)
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The Interior
The hexagonal lobby of this building features a hexagonal light fixture and a ceiling that radiates lines from the fixture to its six corners. Round wooden posts are placed at each corner of the lobby and support wooden beams painted with interlocking hexagonal motifs. The color of t he posts and beams is predominantly red, with occasional green bands and stripes, and this lends a Chinese style to the lobby. Original plans reveal that these features date to the original 1977 construction. They also relate to the Chinese elements of Lincoln Square’s 1969 landscaping. Notably, there are no other Chinese style elements elsewhere in this building, either on the exterior or inside.
The hallway in the east wing is finished in flat plaster, with a tile floor (apparently linoleum) and floresce nt lights. The Multi-purpose Room, in the west wing, has a high ceiling featuring slightly bowed wooden beams that support the roof, and a sprung hardwood floor painted with lines for a basketball court.
A large, slanted window sits well above eye level in the north wall, and additional windows are located on the south wall. Off the Multi-purpose Room to the east are a kitchen and game room.
Multi-purpose room in west wing looking north
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In 1969 as part of the Oakland Chinatown Playground Project, the play area was redesigned by landscape architect John Sue of the firm Ribera & Sue, and a Chinese junk boat play structure was installed as its centerpiece (Allen 1997).
The Wa Sung Community Service Club was instrumental in both the original installation of the junk, as well as its restoration in 2003 (Wong 2004:87).
Lincoln Square was designated an Oakland City Landmark (#83-401) in 1983, with the intention to preserve it as a public park, open space, or playground (Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board 1983).
Development and History
The Lincoln Square Recreation Center was built by the City of Oakland between 1976-1978, funded in part by a Department of Housing and Urban Development grant and community donations. It was designed by architects Wong & Brocchini and built by Junkwock Tom of San Francisco for a total cost of $443,250 (OCHS 1984b). The center was officially dedicated in 1977 ( Oakland Tribune 1977).
Around that time, the city closed off Alice Street between 10th and 11th Streets to compensate the Chinese community for the loss of open play area (Public Works Agency 2004).
Mary Anne Roach was the director of the new center from its opening until 2001.
According to local historian L. Eve Armentrout Ma, the Lincoln Square Recreation Center was a key part of a movement revitalizi ng and expanding youth programs in the local Chinese community during the 1970s and 80s (Ma 2000). Under Roach’s direction, the center offered activities and services to all age groups, including arts and crafts, badminton, baseball/softball, basketball, ceramics, cooking, dance, double dutch, gymnastics, teen center, trips, volleyball, and more. The center also hosted special events, including competitions (watermelon eating, basketball, double dutch, and annual snail races) and festivals such as Mid-Autumn and Go Hing. The Children’s Chinese New Year Parade and celebration was held yearly, often beginning at the recreation center and coordinated by Roach (Oakland Parks & Recreation 1978-1996; Oakland Tribune 1979-2002).
Gilbert Gong is the current recreation center director, having taken over that role in 2001. In partnership with community organizations, Gong was able to expand hours and programming for the center. The center continues to offer after school programs and summer camp to children from Lincoln School, the neighborhood, and other parts of Oakland. Adult and senior programs include table tennis, Tai Chi, Chinese orchestra, Chinese opera, line dance, and ballroom dance, and are taught by volunteers from community organizations.
According to Gong, 95% of the recreation center users are from the Asian/Pacific Islander community. Gong describes the center as “the heartbeat of Chinatown” where people from the neighborhood and surrounding areas come to socialize and connect with the Asian community. Many community and service organizations are associated with the Lincoln Square recreation center, among them the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Toishan Benevolent Association, Friends of Lincoln Square, Wa Sung Community Service Club, and Boy and Girls Scouts (Gong 2022; Oakland Office of Parks & Recreation 2003-2014).
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The Architects: Wong & Brocchini
The Lincoln Square Recreation Center was designed by the architectural firm of Worley K. Wong and Ronald G. Brocchini. Wong & Brocchini practiced architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1968 to 1985, focusing on institutional architecture, includin g office and educational buildings (OAC n.d.; San Francisco Chronicle 1971, 1973, 1974).
Worley Wong (1912-1985) is best known, and most highly regarded, for his work in partnership with John Carden Campbell as Campbell and Wong, architects, during 1946-1968. Born in California in 1912, Wong attended St. Mary’s College and graduated with honors from the University of California in Berkeley. The Campbell and Wong partnership has attracted attention from historians. Their prominent Bay Area firm was one of the first to popularize the modern A-frame house, and their residential work is highly regarded and featured in several guidebooks to historic architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area (Woodbridge 1960, 1988, 1992).
Campbell and Wong’s most frequently cited work is Buddha’s Universal Church at 720 Washington Street (Campbell and Wong, 1953 -1960). When Campbell and Wong broke up in 1968, Wong began a new partnership with Ronald Brocchini. This partnership was also long lasting, persisting until his death in 1985.
Ronald Brocchini (1929-2022) first worked as an architectural designer in 1948, while still in his teens, for Stone, Maraccini, and Patterson in San Francisco, before receiving BA and MA degrees in architecture from University of California in Berkeley (Marquis Who’s Who n.d.). In 1961 Brocchini became an associate architect with Campbell and Wong in San Francisco, before forming a partnership with Wong in 1968. In 1981 he was elected President of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and became a lecturer at the California College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland ( San Francisco Chronicle 1981). In 1987, two years after Wong’s death, he opened his own firm, Brocchini Architects, in Berkeley. He retired in 2014 and died in 2022.
Besides the Lincoln Square Recreation Center, a selection of Wong & Brocchini’s works include:
• Santa Venetia Senior Housing (1968)
• Noni Eccles Treadwell Ceramic Arts Center (1973) and Raleigh and Claire Shaklee Building (1979), California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland. • Mill Valley Middle School (1973)
• Kirsch Company building, Hayward (1971)
• Fromm and Sichel, Inc. Building, 633 Beach Street, San Francisco (1981) • Transpacific Center, 1000 Broadway, Oakland (1983)
• Lee Mah Electronics Building, Oakland (1984)
None of these works appear to have received significant attention from architectural historians.
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CRHR Significance Evaluation
Ma notes that the Lincoln Square Recreation Center was part of a trend of revitalization and expansion of youth programs during the 1970s and 1980s in Chinatown, which is a pattern of local significance. The recreation center building itself, however, was only one of several facilities at Lincoln Square - along with the playgrounds, basketball courts, and clubhouse – that was related to this theme. Moreover, it is one of a series of indoor recreation facilities built at Lincoln Square since the 1920s. The h istorical pattern, then, is associated with the square as a whole rather than with the building in itself. Therefore, the building does not appear to be eligible under CRHR Criterion 1.
Historical research did not identify any significant figures in local history associated with the building, thus it does not appear to be significant under CRHR Criterion 2.
The building does not appear to be an outstanding example of 1970s Modern architecture. Typically for Modern buildings of this period, the irregular plan and massing are functional, while the exterior finish is plain and lacks style references. The fenestration is irregular and appears uncomposed. Large expanses of the exterior present a blank appearance, especially on the long sides, facing 10th Street and the playground to the north. On the interior, the décor of the hexagonal lobby reflects the Chinese heritage of the area, but the remainder of the interior design is utilitarian. Although the senior architect of the firm of Wong and Brocchini, Worley K. Wong, was considered a highly regarded Bay Area architect, it is primarily for his residential work with an earlier architectural firm, Campbell and Wong. Wong and Brocchini, by contrast, is not well-studied and does not appear to be regarded as a significant architectural firm. The subject building bears no resemblance to Campbell and Wong’s houses, nor to their notable institutional building. Neither contemporary comment nor the passage of time has identified this building as an outstanding or significant work, and the evaluators agree with this assessment. For these reasons, the building does not appear to be eligible for the CRHR under Criterion
3. Under CRHR Criterion 4, the Lincoln Square Recreation Center is not a significant or likely source of i mportant information about historic construction materials or technologies that is not otherwise available through documentary evidence. It therefore does not appear to be eligible for the CRHR under Criterion 4.
In conclusion, the Lincoln Square Recreation Center is not a historic resource under CEQA, because it does not meet any of the criteria of the CRHR.
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1997 Exhibit tells Lincoln School’s history. Oakland Tribune 9 February:28.
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Bagwell, Beth
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Brown, Mary
2010 Modern Architecture and Landscape Design, 1935-1970. San Francisco Department of City Planning.
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Gong, Gilbert
2022 Interview at Lincoln Square Recreation Center, August 23, 2022.
Hess, Alan, and Alan Weintraub
2008 Forgotten Modern. Gibbs Smith, Utah.
Jones, DeWitt (Editor)
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Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
1983 Resolution 1983-15. City of Oakland. On file, Oakland History Center.
Legacy.com
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1984b Building Permit Reach Form for 250 10th Street. On file with the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey.
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Oakland Office of Parks & Recreation
1978-9 Activities Catalog. On file, Oakland History Center. 1989 Summer-Fall Skeleton Calendar. On file, Oakland History Center. 1991 Reference Directory of After-School Programs for Children and Youth.
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San Francisco Chronicle
1971 Photograph of Kirsch Company headquarters. November 28, p.74. 1973 “A return to Victorian brickwork,” July 1, p.97
1974 “21 Bay Area winners,” December 22, p.54.
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Lincoln Square Recreation Center Replacement Consistency Determination Checklist City of Oakland August 2023
Appendix F – Equitable Climate Action Plan Consistency Checklist
CITY OF OAKLAND
Equitable Climate Action Plan Consistency Checklist
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 2114, Oakland, CA 94612-2031 Zoning Information: 510-238-3911
https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/planning
The purpose of this Equitable Climate Action Plan Consistency Review Checklist is to determine, for purposes of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), whether a development project complies with the City of Oakland Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) and the City of Oakland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. CEQA Guidelines require the analysis of GHG emissions and potential climate change impacts from new development.
- If a development project completes this Checklist and can qualitatively demonstrate compliance with the Checklist items as part of the project’s design, or alternatively, demonstrate to the City’s satisfaction why the item is not applicable, then the project will be considered in compliance with the City’s CEQA GHG Threshold of Significance.
- If a development project cannot meet all of the Checklist items, the project will alternatively need to demonstrate consistency with the ECAP by complying with the City of Oakland GHG Reduction Plan Condition of Approval.
- If the project cannot demonstrate consistency with the ECAP in either of those two ways, the City will consider the project to have a significant effect on the environment related to GHG emissions.
Application Submittal Requirements
1. The ECAP Consistency Checklist applies to all development projects needing a CEQA GHG emissions analysis, including a specific plan consistency analysis.
2. If required, the ECAP Consistency Review Checklist must be submitted concurrently with the City of Oakland Basic Application.
Application Information
Applicant’s Name/Company: ____________________________________________________
Property Address: _____________________________________________________________
Assessor’s Parcel Number: ______________________________________________________
Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________
Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) Consistency Review Checklist 2 Checklist Item (Check the appropriate box and provide explanation for your answer).
Transportation & Land Use
1. Is the proposed project substantially consistent with the City’s over-all goals for land use and urban form, and/or taking advantage of allowable density and/or floor area ratio (FAR) standards in the City’s General Plan? (TLU1)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project is substantially consistent with the City’s General Plan with respect to density and FAR standards, land use, and urban form.
2. For developments in “Transit Accessible Areas” as defined in the Planning Code, would the project provide: i) less than half the maximum allowable parking, ii) the minimum allowable parking, or iii) take advantage of available parking reductions?
(TLU1)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
3. For projects including structured parking, would the structured parking be designed for future adaptation to other uses? (Examples include, but are not limited to: the use of speed ramps instead of sloped floors.). (TLU1)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
4. For projects that are subject to a Transportation Demand Management Program, would the project include transit passes for employees and/or residents?
(TLU1)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) Consistency Review Checklist 3 5. For projects that are not subject to a Transportation Demand Management Program, would the project incorporate one or more of the optional Transportation Demand Management measures that reduce dependency on single-occupancy vehicles? (Examples include but are not limited to transit passes or subsidies to employees and/or residents; carpooling; vanpooling; or shuttle programs; on-site carshare program; guaranteed ride home programs)
(TLU1 & TLU8)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
6. Does the project comply with the Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Charging Infrastructure requirements (Chapter 15.04 of the Oakland Municipal Code), if applicable?
(TLU2 & TLU-5)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
7. Would the project reduce or prevent the direct displacement of residents and essential businesses? (For residential projects, would the project comply with SB 330, if applicable? For projects that demolish an existing commercial space, would the project include comparable square footage of neighborhood serving commercial floor space.)
(TLU3)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) Consistency Review Checklist 4 8. Would the project prioritize sidewalk and curb space consistent with the City’s adopted Bike and Pedestrian Plans? (The project should not prevent the City’s Bike and Pedestrian Plans from being implemented. For example, do not install a garage entrance where a planned bike path would be unless otherwise infeasible due to Planning Code requirements, limited frontage or other constraints.)
(TLU7)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
Buildings
9. Does the project not create any new natural gas connections/hook-ups? (B1 & B2)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
10. Does the project comply with the City of Oakland Green Building Ordinance (Chapter 18.02 of the Oakland Municipal Code), if applicable? (B4)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
11. For retrofits of City-owned or City-controlled buildings: Would the project be all-electric, eliminate gas infrastructure from the building, and integrate energy storage wherever technically feasible and appropriate? (B5)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) Consistency Review Checklist 5 Material Consumption & Waste
12. Would the project reduce demolition waste from construction and renovation and facilitate material reuse in compliance with the Construction Demolition Ordinance (Chapter 15.34 of the Oakland Municipal Code)? (MCW6)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
City Leadership
13. For City projects: Have opportunities to eliminate/minimize fossil fuel dependency been analyzed in project design and construction? (CL2)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
Adaptation
14. For new projects in the Designated Very High Wildfire Severity Zone:
Would the project incorporate wildfire safety requirements such creation of defensible space around the house, pruning, clearing and removal of vegetation, replacement of fire resistant plants, as required in the Vegetation Management Plan?
(A4)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) Consistency Review Checklist 6 Carbon Removal
15. Would the project replace a greater number of trees than will be removed in compliance with the Tree Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 12.36 of the Oakland Municipal Code) and Planning Code if applicable and feasible given competing site constraints?
(CR-2)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
16. Does the project comply with the Creek Protection, Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Ordinance (Chapter 13.16 of the Oakland Municipal Code), as applicable?
(CR-3)
Yes No N/A
Please explain how the proposed project meets this action item.
I understand that answering yes to all of these questions, means that the project is in compliance with the City’s Energy and Climate Action Plan as adopted on to July 28, 2020 and requires that staff apply the Project Compliance with the Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) Consistency Checklist Condition of Approval as adopted by the Planning Commission on December 16, 2020 and all Checklist items must be incorporated into the project
I understand that answering no to any of these questions, means that the project is not in compliance with the City’s Energy and Climate Action Plan as adopted on to July 28, 2020 and requires that staff apply the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Plan Condition of Approval as adopted by the Planning Commission on December 16, 2020 which will require that the applicant prepare a quantitative GHG analysis and GHG Reduction Plan for staff’s review and approval. The GHG Reduction Plan and all GHG Reduction measures shall be incorporated into the project and implemented during construction and after construction for the life of the project.
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