Corder Building
Also known as Shattuck ApartmentS;Whitecotton Building;Witter Building
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About Corder Building
The Corder Building is a historical English Cottage building in downtown Berkeley, California. The Corder brick building was built in 1900. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1982. The Classical revival building was designed by James W. Plachek. James W. Plachek designed a number of other buildings in Berkeley, including: Berkeley Public Library, New Hotel Carquinez, UC Theatre, Chamber of Commerce Building, schools, and civic buildings. Architect James W. Plachek office was in the Heywood Building. The Corder Building has been updated and is now the Shattuck Apartments on the upper floors and a pharmacy on the ground floor.
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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 34 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
2300--2350 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Corder BuildingStart here
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Boone's University SchoolItalianate · next door - 3
Berkeley Public LibraryZig Zag Moderne · 0.1 mi on - 4
Tupper and Reed BuildingBuilding · next door - 5
Masonic TempleClassical · next door
Classical style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical.
Memories of Corder Building
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123858194 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.