Cohen Bray house- Yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Sat, Mar 14
|Online event-Zoom
Curious about our preservation and restoration of this historic 1884 Oakland Victorian home. Learn about the history of the area, the Goldrush families that built and furnished it. And our progress in its restoration and preservation so far.
Time & Location
Mar 14, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Online event-Zoom
About the event
Friends,
Now is your chance to see and learn about this very rare stick style Victorian home, complete with the collections of one family over 142 years. A 1/2 acre remnant of the original 200 acres of the Oak Tree Farm homestead, created in 1862.
From the comfort of your home, join Patty, a descendant as she shares historic photos of the early neighborhood (1862-1925) and historic maps of Alameda and the Oakland Fruitvale district. Learn about the original family, the ferry's, railroads and shipping that paid for the house to be built and furnished, the changes in wealth and property, earthquakes and embezzlement. See the original architectural plans and photos from the past reflecting the rebuilt sections in 1896 and after the earthquake in 1907.
You will see the restorations we started in 2021 when the last family member to live in the house died. Volunteers did preservation wor…