{"nrhp_refnum":"73000394","name":"Cohen, Alfred H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1440 29th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oakland","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.77963669400003,"lon":-122.22787567799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame Victorian house at 1440 29th Avenue in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, Alameda County, California, built in 1884 on land from the Bray family's \"Oak Tree Farm\" as a wedding present for Emma Bray and Alfred H. Cohen.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine, largely unaltered example of Stick or Bracketed Victorian architecture with superb craftsmanship. It has been lived in continuously by one family, with most finishes and furnishings original. It is also described as one of the last original homes from Fruitvale's rural and suburban period.","narrative":"Built in 1884 at 1440 29th Avenue in Oakland's Fruitvale district, this two-story wood-frame house was a wedding gift from Watson A. Bray to his daughter Emma and her husband Alfred H. Cohen. It sits on about an acre, the remnant of the more than 200-acre Oak Tree Farm. The house is a Stick or Bracketed Victorian, with an irregular plan, octagonal and square wings, a wraparound porch with Moorish-influenced columns, and a corner tower with a pyramidal roof. Inside, redwood and mahogany woodwork, carved sliding doors and original furnishings survive. A rear room was rebuilt in redwood after the 1906 earthquake. The nomination stresses that one family occupied the house for more than 87 years, keeping it largely unaltered. It describes the house as one of the last original homes from Fruitvale's rural and early suburban era and a fine example of its style and period.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1884)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick or Bracketed style (Victorian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, unaltered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence; the rear porch was restored after the 1906 earthquake.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.892958-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/73000394.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000394/561b989674-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000394/561b989674-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alfred_H._Cohen_House_(Oakland,_CA).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alfred_H._Cohen_House_(Oakland,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858190","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_H._Cohen_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124831190"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/cohen-alfred-h-house-73000394/"}