List of Preservation Districts (S-7 and S-20 Zones)

Officially designated Preservation Districts are also called S-7 and S-20 Zones. They are areas or neighborhoods that are recognized for the same values as individual Landmarks, and they are nominated and designated in the same way, usually with active neighborhood participation. There are currently nine designated districts containing about 1500 buildings. They include Preservation Park, Old Oakland-Victorian Row, and the Bellevue-Staten Apartment District along Lake Merritt in Adams Point, and Sheffield Village. Also included are Oak Center Historic District and 7th Street Commercial District in West Oakland.

Preservation Districts

Image of Preservation Park

1. Preservation Park (S-7)

Location: 11th - 14th Streets
Castro - Jefferson - Martin Luther King Jr. Way (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 3 - August 12, 1975
Zoning Case No.: R 75-195

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2. Victorian Row (Old Oakland) (S-7)

Location: 7th - 10th Streets
Broadway - Clay Street (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 2 - August 13, 19756
Zoning Case No.: R 76-28

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3. Preservation Park Extension (S-7)

Location: 10th - 13th Streets
Castro - Jefferson - Martin Luther King Jr. Way (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 3 - April 17, 1979
Zoning Case No.: R 79-80

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4. Downtown Brooklyn-Clinton (S-7)

Location: North side of E. 12th Street
between 11th & 12th Avenues (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 2 - July 20, 1982
Zoning Case No.: R 82-144

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5. 10th Avenue Historic District (S-7)

Location: 1900 - 2100 blocks of 10th Avenue (portions) (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 2 - May 3, 1988
Zoning Case No.: R 88-94

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mage of Bellevue Staten Apartment District

6. Bellevue Staten Apartment District (S-7)

Location: Portions of Bellevue, Elita & Staten Avenues
adjoining Lakeside Park (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 3 - January 14, 1997
Zoning Case No.: RZ 96-186

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7. Oak Center Historic District (S-20)

Location: Brush & Union Streets
10th - 18th/20th Streets (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 3 - July 15, 2003
Zoning Case No.: RZ 02-463

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8. Sheffield Village Historic District (S-20)

Location: Roxbury, Marlow, Middleton, Covington, Brookfield,
Danbury & 1810 - 1848 Foothill Boulevard (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 2 - May 17, 2005
Zoning Case No.: RZ 04-076

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9. 7th Street Commercial District

Location: 1600 - 1642 7th Street (Map View)
Council District and Date: District 3 - May 17, 2005
Zoning Case No.: RZ 04-107

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Designated Landmarks

Heritage Properties