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Overview

The accomplished designer Frederick Herman Meyer designed this rectangular powerhouse structure in the American Renaissance Revival style with arched windows and subtle brickwork for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG & E). This power plant served the nearby Union Ironworks Company's Alameda Works, a shipyward greatly expanded due to the US's entry into World War I.

Building History

The San Francisco architect Frederick Herman Meyer (1876-1961) designed this Renaissance Revival powerhouse for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG & E) to serve the adjoining Union Ironworks Alameda Works shipyard. Founded as the United Engineering Company's shipyards in the early 1900s, the property was purchased by the Union Ironworks Company in 1916, just before the American entry into World War I. Union Ironworks purchased more land around the original seven acres, enlarging its holdings to 75 acres. This new acreage enabled the creation of buildings for the complex needs of steelmaking as well as more ship's berths to enable new vessels to be constructed or repaired.

In later years, the building was adaptively reused to accommodate private commercial tenants.

Building Notes

The building's address has been recorded variously as 2308 Webster Street (National Park Service.gov) and 1305 Marina Village Parkway (Noe Hill.com). The last address obtained by Noe Hill.com had the most accuracy in 2024, given changes to the former shipyard landscape.