449 49th St at Clarke
Description:
Drawing of 449-49th Street, Temescal district, Oakland, Calif. This has been the home of Robert Akeley, M.D. since 1968.
Date of Document:
1997
Document Author:
Jim Bergdoll
Geographic Location:
449-49th Street, Oakland, Calif.
Context:
Robert Akeley, an artist and retired psychiatrist who had been on the faculty of the UCSF Medical Center, was active in the community effort in the early 1990s, led by Temescal Neighbors Together (TNT), to shape the Berkeley Land Company's development of the former Vern's Market site on the west side of Telegraph Avenue at 51st Street. The drawing was commissioned by Jeff Norman of Shared Ground to serve as the cover illustration of How Old is Your House?, a brochure published in 1997 by Shared Ground and co-written by Betty Marvin of the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey, and William Sturm of the Oakland History Room, Oakland Public Library. [Jeff Norman note]This home and carriage house are dated by a building contract notice in the May 20, 1892, issue of California Architect and Building News. The notice gives the location as Columbus and Maple, the former names of 49th and Clarke streets, respectively. Isabel Mouser paid $2,040 to contractor W.W. Miller, who constructed the dwelling from plans by architect C.A. Wedgewood. Mouser, who came from Australia, was married to Dr. Benjamin Mouser, an oculist, aurist, and laryngologist (or eye, ear and throat specialist) and health officer for Temescal. This Queen Anne house is distinguished by its curved porch and candle snuffer -shaped tower. A separate entrance off the porch opened to the doctor s examination room. During the short time that he resided here, Dr. Mouser was active in civic affairs, presenting the petition to Oakland for Temescal s annexation. The Mouser s house was acquired by Adolph Cavagna, a painter and decorator, who for several decades operated his business out of the rear carriage house. [Jennifer Dowling note]
449 49th St at Clarke
Description:
Drawing of 449-49th Street, Temescal district, Oakland, Calif. This has been the home of Robert Akeley, M.D. since 1968.
Date of Document:
1997
Document Author:
Jim Bergdoll
Geographic Location:
449 49th Street, Oakland, Calif.
Context:
Robert Akeley, an artist and retired psychiatrist who had been on the faculty of the UCSF Medical Center, was active in the community effort in the early 1990s, led by Temescal Neighbors Together (TNT), to shape the Berkeley Land Company's development of the former Vern's Market site on the west side of Telegraph Avenue at 51st Street. The drawing was commissioned by Jeff Norman of Shared Ground to serve as the cover illustration of How Old is Your House?, a brochure published in 1997 by Shared Ground and co-written by Betty Marvin of the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey, and William Sturm of the Oakland History Room, Oakland Public Library. [Jeff Norman note]This home and carriage house are dated by a building contract notice in the May 20, 1892, issue of California Architect and Building News. The notice gives the location as Columbus and Maple, the former names of 49th and Clarke streets, respectively. Isabel Mouser paid $2,040 to contractor W.W. Miller, who constructed the dwelling from plans by architect C.A. Wedgewood. Mouser, who came from Australia, was married to Dr. Benjamin Mouser, an oculist, aurist, and laryngologist (or eye, ear and throat specialist) and health officer for Temescal. This Queen Anne house is distinguished by its curved porch and candle snuffer -shaped tower. A separate entrance off the porch opened to the doctor s examination room. During the short time that he resided here, Dr. Mouser was active in civic affairs, presenting the petition to Oakland for Temescal s annexation. The Mouser s house was acquired by Adolph Cavagna, a painter and decorator, who for several decades operated his business out of the rear carriage house. [Jennifer Dowling note]