Croll Building

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The Croll Building at 1400 Webster Street

Today's Croll Building in Alameda , California served as Croll's Gardens and Hotel for many boxing legends around the turn of the century (1883-1914) as a residence and training facility. Well-known guests were James J. Corbett , Bob Fitzsimmons , Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson .

Today the hotel houses a restaurant called 1400 Bar & Grill , there is an apartment hotel on the first floor , and offices on the second floor. The decor of the restaurant is reminiscent of the time in which the neighboring amusement park Neptune Beach was in operation (1917–1939).

The Croll Building is recognized as a significant historical landmark worth protecting by both the State of California and the US Department of the Interior.

Web links

Commons : Croll building, Alameda, California  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks: CROLL BUILDING - Historical Landmark. Retrieved June 12, 2020 : “This building is closely associated with sporting events significant to the history of the City of Alameda, the San Francisco Bay area and the State of California. Croll's is important in the early development of boxing during the Golden Age of Boxing in California, a period of great California champions such as Jim Corbett and James Jeffries. From the 1890s to about 1910, Croll housed many of the best boxers in America in his hotel. " 
2. ↑ National Register of Historic Places , Number 82000960.