. . . and a curious one, at that! Built in the 1930s.
A special all-over trowel effect with the surface "mud". The telltale "storybook" chimney made with rocks and irregular bricks, the "Spanish" tile roof, the irregular roofline, the window grills, a built-in garage. Originally the Santa Fe RR ran nearby. This neighborhood is confusing, as several electric lines criss-crossed it. In fact, the area thrived as "commuter's town" because of the electric lines. Now, BART runs on that old route, and a walking/biking trail parallels it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solano_Avenue
PLEASE see Army.Arch's fascinating historical research about this house, below!
Thank you, Adam!!!
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berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/boudrow.html
Another view of the previous house, showing its large massing and the extent of decorative paint used throughout.
Historic Queen Anne Victorian, nicely restored, in Berkeley.
As an article stated when the house was new,
"From every window the view is a panoramic scene of mountain, sea, and valley."
According to the above article, the house is now occupied by scholars visiting the University of California.
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On a grapestake fence.
I've always wondered whether this nomenclature for a type of fence is recognized beyond the West Coast. In California, old (reclaimed) grape stakes, usually made of redwood or cedar, are much desired for constructing this type of rustic fence.
I see that Home Depot advertises them, but perhaps only in the west?
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Near the Berkeley campus, it houses a small office.
This whimsical style became popular in the 1920s in California and a few other places, including England.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storybook_house
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from Wikipedia:
Cincinnatus Heine Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913), better known by his pen name Joaquin Miller, was a colorful American poet and frontiersman. He is nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras" after the Sierra Nevada, about which he wrote in his Songs of the Sierras (1871).
Miller built this little house in the Oakland hills and lived here during his later years, welcoming various arty types as his visitors. One of Oakland's East Bay regional parks is named for him. Before the neighborhood was developed with private housing, the little cottage had a grand view of the Bay.
Joaquin Miller Regional Park now surrounds and protects the house.
www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/opr/s/Parks/JoaquinMiller/
from the park website:
The redwoods in Joaquin Miller Park are considered to be one of the few Redwood forests to flourish today in an urban setting. Most notably, native Coast Redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) grow throughout the park. Many are in the second or third growth following major logging in the late 1800s and early 1900s when the redwoods were used to help build Oakland, San Francisco and other booming cities of the time. Of the thousands of trees planted under Joaquin Miller's leadership, many still stand today.
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