Overview

Oakland, CA's Madison Park Apartments were in operation on the northwest corner of Oak and 9th Streets in 1909. (See Husted's Oakland, Alameda, Berkley and Alameda County Directory, 1909, p. 1364.)

Building History

According to the website of the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation in 2025, "At the time it was built in 1908, Madison Park Apartments was the largest wooden structure west of the Mississippi. It suffered damage during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the building sat vacant for six years before it was acquired by EBALDC and renovated in 1995. Located across from Lake Merritt BART station, Madison Park Apartments is transit-friendly and within a short walk of the Oakland Museum of California, schools, shopping, Laney College, and parks. Madison Park Apartments is listed on the National Register of Historic Places." (See East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation.org, "Multi-Family Housing: Madison Park Apartments," accessed 04/02/2025.)

Building Notes

The Madison Park apartments was shaped like two capital "Es" placed back to back (one being reversed). Spaces between lobes of the building were occupied by light courts. including a central space between the two building halves.

PCAD id: 25701