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Afton Apartments is a 21 unit apartment building at 5527 Shattuck Avenue. They were built in 1931 for Robert E. Bartlett by N. E. Rockwell, and originally named the Shawnee Apartments, although the building was renamed the Afton Apartments in about one year. 3

When constructed, it featured wall beds and Spark stoves. 1 Ads up until 1971 continued to reference the wall beds. 4 

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1950 Sanborn excerpt

Links and References

  1. Apartments To Be Opened Oakland Tribune May 3, 1931
  2. Polk's Oakland 1935 Directory
  3. Classified ad Oakland Tribune June 19, 1932
  4. Classified ad Oakland Tribune November 7, 1971
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