Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home
{{Short description|Historic place in Oakland, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home
| nrhp_type =
| image = Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home (Oakland, CA).JPG
| caption = Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home
| location = 365 45th Street, Oakland, California
| coordinates = {{coord|37.832778|-122.257222|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = United States Oakland#California#USA
| area =
| built = {{Start date and age|1907}}
| architect = Alphonso Herman Broad
| architecture = Wood shingle style
| added = July 13, 2006
| refnum = 06000612{{NRISref |refnum=06000612|2009a}}
| designated_other1 = California
| designated_other1_number = N2328
| designated_other1_date = July 13, 2006
| designated_other2 = Oakland
| designated_other2_number = 141
| designated_other2_date = January 6, 2009
}}
Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home, is a historical building built in 1901, and located in the Temescal neighborhood in Oakland, California, U.S.. The three-story brick U-shaped building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2006, under the name the "Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home".[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/2d202190-c087-4150-8159-03e0651e564b Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home, npgallery.nps.gov]{{Cite web|url=https://noehill.com/alameda/nat2006000612.asp|title=National Register #06000612: Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home in Oakland, California|website=noehill.com}} The building was also designated a California Historical Landmark on July 13, 2006; and an Oakland Designated Landmark (#141) on January 6, 2009.{{Cite web |title=Ladies' Relief Society Records, 1872-2007 |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8hd7t2s/ |website=oac.cdlib.org}}{{Cite web |title=List of Designated Landmarks |url=https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/list-of-designated-landmarks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502060834/https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/list-of-designated-landmarks |archive-date=May 2, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=City of Oakland |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=LADEIS' RELIEF SOCIETY CHILDREN'S HOME |url=https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/N2328 |website=CA State Parks}}{{cite ohp|N2328|Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home|May 1, 2025}} It has also gone by the names the Matilda E. Brown Ladies' Home Society, and Studio One Art Center.
History
The current building was built in 1907, designed by Alphonso Herman Broad, replaced the 1872 building lost in fire in 1906. Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home was philanthropic group looking after the needy women and children in Oakland.
In 1956, Ladies' Relief Society Children's Home was renamed the Matilda E. Brown Ladies' Home Society. The Matilda E. Brown Ladies' Home Society closed in 1940. In 1941 the US Army leased the building for the World War II efforts. In 1947, the Matilda E. Brown Ladies' Home Society building and boys playground next to it, were purchased and donated to The City of Oakland and use as a recreation center.
In 2007 the building became home to the Studio One Art Center. In 2009 the Studio One Art Center renovations were completed to update the building.
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
Category:1907 establishments in California
Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1907
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Oakland, California