Doors Open California 2027

Doors Open 2026 offered rare access to Oakland’s 1912 Southern Pacific 16th Street Station, a monumental Beaux-Arts landmark designed by Jarvis Hunt. Visitors explored major station spaces and learned how the site connects to transcontinental travel, electric rail, and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

The Berkeley City Club opened its doors for tours of Julia Morgan’s 1930 clubhouse. Visitors explored the landmark’s richly detailed interiors and learned about the women’s clubs that commissioned the building, its preservation, and its celebrated indoor swimming pool.

A docent-led tour introduced visitors to Pond Farm Pottery, the National Historic Landmark associated with internationally renowned ceramicist Marguerite Wildenhain. The experience explored the studio, landscape, and the Bauhaus legacy Wildenhain carried to California.

Visitors received capacity-controlled hardhat access to San José’s 1926 Bank of Italy Building during its rehabilitation and conversion to residential use. The tour examined the landmark’s architecture, restoration work, and the challenges of adapting a major historic downtown office tower.

Visitors explored the Rubel Castle Historic District, an extraordinary hand-built environment created by Michael Rubel and friends over more than two decades. The experience included castle spaces, the courtyard, collections, and the former citrus packing house.

At the Annenberg Community Beach House, visitors explored the surviving Marion Davies Guest House and pool while learning about Julia Morgan, Marion Davies, Hollywood’s beach culture, the original estate, and the property’s later transformation into a public community resource.