Garfield Intermediate School
Also known as Berkeley Unified School District Administration
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About Garfield Intermediate School
Garfield Intermediate School, also for sometime the Garfield Junior High School, now the Berkeley Jewish Community Center, East Bay is a historical building in Berkeley, California. The Garfield Intermediate School was built in 1915. The one-story Garfield Intermediate School building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1982. The Garfield Intermediate School was designed by architect Ernest Coxhead in a Mission Revival architecture. The City of Berkeley built five schools in 1915, Garfield Intermediate School was one of the five. The school has enclosed class room courtyards, a 400-seat auditorium, French windows.
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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗1915 to today
- 1915Built, designed by Ernest Coxhead
- 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 44 years
Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes
1414 Walnut St., Berkeley · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Garfield Intermediate SchoolStart here
- 2
Berkeley Hillside ClubLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · 0.3 mi on - 3
Loring HousePrairie School · Built 1914 · 0.2 mi on - 4University HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Spanish Colonial Revival style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Spanish Colonial Revival.
Memories of Garfield Intermediate School
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123858226 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.