COMMANDANT'S HOME
BUILT IN 1860
AN IMPOSING RESIDENCE OF CLASSIC GEORGIAN
ARCHITECTURE WITH 14-FOOT CEILINGS AND 24-INCH
BRICK WALLS. THE LUMBER FOR THE WAINSCOTING,
PARQUET FLOORS, PANELING, STAIR RAILS AND
BALUSTRADES WAS CARRIED BY SHIP "AROUND THE HORN."
DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY,
THE HOUSE WAS A POPULAR GATHERING PLACE FOR
BAY AREA SOCIETY.