Cathedral Building
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Federal Realty Building
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| image = Federal Realty Building (Oakland, CA) 2.JPG
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| designated_other2_number = 70
| designated_other2_date = 1983
| location = 1615 Broadway,
Oakland, California
| locmapin = California#USA
| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}
| architect = Benjamin Geer McDougall
| architecture = Gothic Revival
| added = January 2, 1979
| refnum = 79000467{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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The Cathedral Building (originally named the Federal Realty Building), built in 1914, was the first Gothic Revival style skyscraper west of the Mississippi River, located in Oakland, California.{{citation |url= http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_10450554 |title= Luxury condos rise in landmark Oakland skyscraper |first= Eve|last=Mitchell |newspaper= Contra Costa Times |date= September 12, 2008 }}
Description and history
File:UN mural Cathedral Building.jpg
It is also called the "Wedding Cake" for its appearance, which resembles New York's Flatiron Building. Its narrow, triangular form is a result of its location on Latham Square, where Telegraph Avenue branches off diagonally from Broadway. It was designed by architect Benjamin Geer McDougall. It was developed by Brog Properties, a Downtown Oakland development firm who renovated the building for mixed residential and commercial units. In June 2015, the United Nations Foundation commissioned Bay Area street artist Zio Ziegler to create a mural on the Cathedral Building's north-facing wall. The mural commemorates the signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco, California on June 26, 1945.{{citation|url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/oaklands-new-international-icon/Content?oid=4345218|title=Oakland's New International Icon: Last week, street artist Zio Ziegler partnered with the United Nations to erect a massive mural in downtown Oakland in the form of a figure releasing a dove|newspaper=East Bay Express|date=June 17, 2015|first=Sarah|last=Burke}}.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1979.
The third floor of the Cathedral Building was the setting for Cassius's apartment in the Oakland-based Boots Riley film Sorry to Bother You.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Oakland-film-Sorry-to-Bother-You-Blindspotting-13075563.php|title=The Black Panther bringing the spotlight to Oakland|last=Costley|first=Drew|date=2018-07-17|website=SFGate|access-date=2018-12-21}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011131557/http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Federal_Realty_Building Federal Realty Building on Archiplanet]
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{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1914
Category:Gothic Revival skyscrapers
Category:Gothic Revival architecture in California
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Oakland, California
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Oakland, California
Category:Oakland Designated Landmarks
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