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Florence Dickens Gray papers, circa 1912-1973 (bulk 1960-1973).
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Florence Dickens Gray papers, circa 1912-1973 (bulk 1960-1973)Florence Gray papers concerning Berkeley architecture
Papers concerning Berkeley architecture
Creator/Contributor:
Gray, Florence Dickens, 1886-1974, creatorAbstract:
Mostly subject files relating to Florence Dickens Gray's 1960s work on the preservation of North Berkeley's Cordonices Park
complex, which includes the Berkeley Rose Garden, Rose Walk, Cordonices Park itself, and the Berryman Reservoir. Files include
correspondence; clippings; maps; sketches of buildings and landmarks in the Cordonices Park Complex, and a small number of
photographs.
Date:
1960 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caHistoric preservation -- California -- Berkeley
Parks -- California -- Berkeley
Urban parks -- California -- Berkeley
City planning -- California -- Berkeley
Architecture -- California -- Berkeley
Real property -- California -- Berkeley
Préservation historique -- Californie -- Berkeley
Parcs urbains -- Californie -- Berkeley
Biens réels -- Californie -- Berkeley
Architecture
Buildings
City planning
Historic preservation
Parks
Real property
Urban parks
Berkeley (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
California -- Berkeley
Citizens' Group for Preservation of the Cordonices Park Complex.
Gray, Florence Dickens -- 1886-1974 -- Archives
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COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.
Gift; Of the Estate of Florence Gray; 1981.
Drawing of Rose Walk transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1982.026--C).
Related collection: Portraits of Florence Dickens Gray [graphic] (BANC PIC 1982.027--POR).
Florence Dickens Gray, a resident of Berkeley, California, lived in the Cordonices Park area of the city and spent much of
her life working on its development and preservation. Berkeley's landmark Rose Walk, one of the main features of the Cordonices
Park complex, was designed by Bernard Maybeck and constructed in 1913. In 1924, on the heels of the1923 fire that destroyed
many homes around Rose Walk, Dr. B. Frank Gray and his wife Florence purchased land between Rose Walk and the Berryman Reservoir.
They built Cordonices Road and commissioned architect Henry Higby Gutterson to create an integrated community of houses on
lots bordering the Rose Walk. This development was completed in 1936. In 1959, Rose Walk was declared a Treasure of Civic
Art and a protected landmark by the Civic Art Commission. Florence Gray was a member of Citizens' Group for Preservation of
the Cordonices Park Complex, which advocated successfully during the 1960s for the restoration of Rose Walk and the surrounding
area.
In English.
Preferred citation: Florence Gray papers, BANC MSS 82/53 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Plans (drawings)Archives.
Photographs-California-Berkeley.
Maps.
Clippings.
Physical Description:
2 cartons, 1 box, 1 tube, 1 oversize folder (3.25 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.