Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden design inspired future public and private roof gardens.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N13

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N21

Survey number: HALS CA-3

Building/structure dates: 1959-1960 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: after 1973 Subsequent Work

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1960 - 1969

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