The Shuman Block

Historical marker location:

2571 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California

( Marker can be reached from Shattuck Avenue north of Parker Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2005

McDougall Brothers, Architects. 1906.

California was the site of the nation's first successful oil well in 1892. The well was drilled in the city of Los Angeles and produced about 25 barrels of oil a day. Today, California remains a major oil-producing state.