Cathedral Building
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Federal Realty Building
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| Location | 1615 Broadway, Oakland, California |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Benjamin Geer McDougall |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000467 |
| Added to NRHP | January 2, 1979 |
Coordinates: 37°48′22.25″N 122°16′12.93″W / 37.8061806°N 122.2702583°W
The Cathedral Building (originally named the Federal Realty Building) was the first Gothic Revival style skyscraper west of the Mississippi River, located in Oakland, California.
It is also called the "Wedding Cake" for its appearance, which resembles New York's Flatiron Building. Its narrow, triangular form is a result of its location on Latham Square, where Telegraph Avenue branches off diagonally from Broadway. It was desinged by architect Benjamin Geer McDougall. It was developed by Brog Properties, a Downtown Oakland development firm who renovated the building for mixed residential and commercial units. In June 2015, the United Nations Foundation commissioned Bay Area street artist Zio Ziegler to create a mural on the Cathedral Building's north-facing wall. The mural commemorates the signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco, California on June 26, 1945.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1979.
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