Past Architecture & Home Tour Booklets

The Historical Society will hold its 4th annual Architecture & Home Tour on May 10, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Do you have a home or building with interesting architectural features or a story that speaks to the city's history/culture? Would you like to share your piece of San Leandro history with our history-loving residents?  Contact us for more information about participating as a host site.

2024 San Leandro Architecture & Home Tour

Sites
  • Casa Peralta, 384 W. Estudillo Avenue, p. 4
  • The Best House, 1315 Clarke Street, p 6
  • Bal Theater, 14808 E. 14th Street, p. 10
  • ​980 Woodland Avenue, p. 14
  • 964 Estudillo Avenue, p. 18
  • 249 Cambridge Avenue, p 20
  • The Best Building, 13000 E. 14th Street​, p.24
Articles
  • Architectural Styles of 2024 Sites, p. 13
  • ​Architects of the 2024 Tour, p. 17
  • 1910-1924-2024 Best Building Photo Series, p. 24
  • Daniel Best, p 26
  • C.L. Best & Caterpillar Tractor, p. 28
  • ​Scenes of San Leandro History. p. 32

2023 San Leandro Architecture & Home Tour

Sites
  • The Little Brown Church
  • 201 Beverly Avenue
  • 520 Pala Avenue
  • 2260 Cherry Street
  • The Masonic Temple
  • The Southern Pacific Depot
  • ​Peralta Home/Alta Mira Club​​
​Articles
  • 1920 San Leandro
  • Tracing History, Memory and Fantasy in 1920s Architecture
  • East Bay Storybook Architecture
  • Downtown San Leandro, 1865 to 1930s
  • Downtown San Leandro, 1865 to 1930s

2022 San Leandro Architecture & Home Tour

Sites
  • Casa Peralta
  • Peralta Home/Alta Mira Club
  • 2112 Bancroft Avenue
  • 587 Lewis Avenue
  • 249 Cambridge Avenue
  • 208 Cambridge Avenue
  • 136 Cambridge Avenue
  • 345 Broadmoor Boulevard
  • 573 Broadmoor Boulevard

Articles
  • Neighborhood Histories: Best Manor, Bancroft, Broadmoor
  • J. B. Peppin & The Broadmoor
  • San Leandro Has Many, But What Exactly Is a Bungalow?
  • Housing in San Leandro