{{Infobox NRHP | name = Fox Court | image = Fox Court (Berkeley, CA).JPG | location = 1472–1478 University Ave.,<br/> Berkeley, Alameda County, California, U.S. | refnum = 82002159<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> | built = between 1927 and 1930 | area = {{convert|0.3|acre}} | coordinates = {{coord|37|52|13|N|122|16|53|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Fox Court|display=inline,title}} | designated_other1 = California | designated_other1_number = N1018<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOX COURT |url=https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/N1018 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=CA State Parks |language=en}}</ref> | designated_other1_date = February 4, 1982 | designated_other2 = Berkeley Landmark | designated_other2_number = 24 | designated_other2_date = November 20, 1978 | added = February 4, 1982 | architecture = Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements,<br/> Hansel & Gretel }} {{Infobox historic site | name = Fox Common | location = 1670–1676 University Ave.,<br/> Berkeley, California, U.S. | designation1 = Berkeley Landmark | designation1_date = December 7, 1998 | designation1_number = 211 }}
'''Fox Court''' '''and Fox Common''' are two historic building complexes located at University Avenue in Berkeley, California, U.S..<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Register #82002159: Fox Court in Berkeley, California |url=https://noehill.com/alameda/nat1982002159.asp |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=noehill.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cerny |first=Susan |date=January 12, 2002 |title=Fox’s romantic retreats hide within busy University Ave. |url=https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-01-12/article/9489?status=301 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=The Berkeley Daily Planet}}</ref> Fox Court is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 4, 1982;<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |author= |date= |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fox Court |url={{NRHP url|id=82002159}} |accessdate=September 9, 2023 |publisher=National Park Service}} With {{NRHP url|id=82002159|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref> and listed as a Berkeley Landmark by the city since November 20, 1978.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 2023 |title=List of Designated City Landmarks, Structures of Merit & Historic Districts |url=https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/COB%20Landmarks%20Updated%20Jan%202023_0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630044415/https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/COB%20Landmarks%20Updated%20Jan%202023_0.pdf |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |website=City of Berkeley}}</ref> Fox Common is listed as a Berkeley Landmark by the city since December 7, 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cerny |first=Susan |date=January 12, 2002 |title=Berkeley Landmarks: Fox Court & Fox Common |url=http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/fox_court.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Berkeley Heritage}}</ref>
== History == Fox Court and Fox Common embody a regional Northern California-style of storybook architecture of the 1920s, sometimes referred to as "Hansel and Gretel," or "Medieval Dollhouse."<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> Fox Court and Fox Common were both designed by Carl Fox and built by his company the Fox Brothers Construction Firm.<ref name="nrhpdoc" />
=== Fox Court history === Fox Court consists of eighteen apartments are arranged in a series of one- and two story building.<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> Three shops are located on the ground floor.<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> The complex was constructed in stages between 1920 and 1930, is U-shaped, wrapping around a lushly planted interior courtyard.<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> The structure is wood framed, with a brick and concrete exterior.<ref name="nrhpdoc" />
=== Fox Common history === Fox Common consists of two cottages, both are two story buildings.<ref name=":0" /> The Rose and William Berteaux Cottage (a different Fox Cottage) was designated a City of Berkeley Landmark on June 7, 1999,<ref name=":0" /> and moved in 2001 from 2612 Channing Way to 2350 Bowditch Street, Berkeley.<ref name=":0" />
== See also == * List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California * National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California
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Category:Berkeley landmarks in Berkeley, California Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 1920s Category:California Historical Landmarks Category:National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley, California Category:Storybook architecture