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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, 1519 Franklin Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, 1519 Franklin Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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Summary

Significance: This structure is historically important for its association with early 20th century growth of telephone service in the East Bay and the fact that it is still used by the firm that built it. At the time of the 1927 addition, the structure was called the Glen Court Central Office Building of P.T.&T. Company.
Survey number: HABS CA-2317
Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1992 Demolished

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Date

1919 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Cobby, E V
Maul, David, transmitter
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Location

West Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)37.80519, -122.26916
Google Map of 37.80518610000001, -122.2691555
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Library of Congress
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