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Description
A photograph of the home built in 1862 by Edgar "Ned" Wakeman for him and his young family, on the northeast corner of E. 11th St. and 10th Ave. in the Clinton section of East Oakland within the former municipality of Brooklyn. He wrote that after returning to California in 1862, "I soon devoted my time to building that little cottage which I finished in about eight months - my own work, entirely unaided. My little girls [Mary L. "Minnie" & Emma], with their mother [Mary E. Walker], were accustomed to spend most the time out with me, watching the progress of my labors, and viewing the gradual development of our future home. I had the whole completed, and painted outside with three coats of paint, before the rainy season came on." (from Wakeman, Edgar. The log of an ancient mariner. San Francisco: Bancroft, 1878, p. 227.) The house became known as "Rose cottage" for a family that would later occupy the home. From the Jane Voiles Collection.
Victorian houses - California - Oakland - Pictorial works Dwellings - California - Oakland - Pictorial works Wakeman, Edgar, 1818-1875 - Homes and haunts - Pictorial works
Place
Brooklyn (Calif.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Pictorial works. Clinton (Calif.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Pictorial works. East Oakland (Calif.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Pictorial works.
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