THE RESTORATION & REHABILITATION OF THE

The house at 1401 Le Roy Avenue in Berkeley was designed by John Galen Howard, renowned for placing fourth in the 1899 Phoebe Apperson Hearst International competition to plan the UC Berkeley campus. Howard went on to serve as the university’s supervising architect, designing iconic buildings such as the Campanile, Doe Library, California Hall, Wheeler Hall, and the Hearst Mining Building, among others.

Built in 1912 for Warren Gregory, the home was leased to Howard himself until 1924, when it was sold to the Hart family. In 1927, the Harts commissioned architect Julia Morgan to design a library and staircase for the wing facing Rose Street. While this interior is not within the current Landmark designation, the Julia Morgan-designed library is arguably the home’s most significant—and best-preserved—historic feature.

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