White Mansion
The White Mansion in 2009
White Mansion (Oakland, California) is located in California
White Mansion (Oakland, California)
Location604 E. 17th St., Oakland, California
Coordinates37°47′50″N 122°14′59″W / 37.79722°N 122.24972°W / 37.79722; -122.24972 (White Mansion)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1878 (1878)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.80000797[1]
ODL No.42
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1980
Designated ODL1980

The White Mansion, also known as the Asa L. White Mansion,[2] is a historic house built in 1878 in Oakland, California. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 31, 1980.[1]

History

It was built in 1878 for Asa L. White (1842–1924), a Canadian businessman who purchased the plot of land from the Remillard Brothers in 1877. The house was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[3]

Asa White was nicknamed, "the father of hardwood on the Pacific coast".[4] With his brothers Jacob and Peter, White was the co-founder of White Brothers, a construction subcontractor responsible for many houses in San Francisco.[5][3][6] By the 1980s, the White Mansion still belonged to the White family.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Register #80000797: White Mansion in Oakland, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: White Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  4. ↑ "Obituary". Lumber World Review. Vol. 46. Lumber Review Company. January 10, 1924. p. 40.
  5. ↑ "Obituary". American Lumberman, Part 2. American Lumberman. August 14, 1909. p. 54.
  6. ↑ The California Lumber Merchant. Vol. 1, Issues 5-24. J. Dionne. 1922. p. 20.


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