Poirier Estate c1872

Description:
The Poirier estate, at what is now Shattuck Avenue near 61st Street (viewed from the west), Temescal district, in what was then unincorporated Alameda County, north of Oakland, Calif. Poirier settled on land acquired from Vicente Peralta at what is now 6149 Shattuck Avenue. Hi's widow, the former Rose De Lima, stands behind the picket fence, her daughter Eugenie beside her, and her son, Andrew F., between the horses in the foreground. Overhead cables are visible.

Date of Document:
circa 1872

Document Author:
Carleton E. Watkins

Geographic Location:
Shattuck Avenue and 61st Street, Oakland, Calif.

Context:
Jean Baptiste Poirier, a member of Fils de Libérté, entered exile from Canada after the rebellion of 1837. The first structures on the property were built in 1851 and are visible at the left of the main house. The compound was demolished in 1954 for construction of an apartment building.