The Oak Knoll clubhouse has a bell tower again. The last architectural remnant of the sprawling former naval hospital property in the East Oakland hills, the Oak Knoll officers clubhouse, was cut into seven pieces last year and reassembled a half-mile away on the 187-acre property, helping make way for hundreds of homes that will be built there in the next few years. As a crowd of spectators cheered Friday morning, a cherry red crane hoisted the century-old white stucco cupola back into place. The bell tower of the historic Oak Knoll Clubhouse is hoisted back into place, Friday, April 15, 2022, as a crowd gathers to watch in Oakland, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) James Salata, president of Garden City Construction of San Jose, orchestrated the move. He watched the flying bell tower with the nervousness of an expectant father, not relaxing until the delicate cargo was finally delivered safely to its rooftop platform. “It’s looking really good. Things are really going to start moving now,” said Salata. What’s going to start moving now is the pace of restoration of the Mission-style building that was designed by architect William Knowles. The clubhouse was part of the Oak Knoll…
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Bell tower reattached to historic clubhouse as Oak Knoll development reaches another milestone
