Josiah John Rose-Goldsmith Home

Josiah John Rose-Goldsmith House

1891— Historic Landmark 206 

 

This landmark commemorates an all but forgotten community called 

Newbury and a pioneer carpenter, Josiah John Rose, builder of many, 

San Francisco and Berkeley homes. Newbury, annexed later in 1891 

by Berkeley was a thriving village. The sidewalks here were wood

and horses were used to haul lumber to build these early homes. The  

scattered houses were surrounded by orchards, corn fields, livestock

and frog ponds with open creeks. Lorina St. was named for nearby  

Lorin Station which had a thiving business district around it. 

Horse-drawn trollies were common and electric street cars were    

introduced this same year. Mr. Goldsmith was the first resident of 

the house in 1892; This home retains its original interior including 

roses as a trademark. In 1925 gas lights, were converted to

electricity by Mr. Thos Quigley. 122 years after its construction, a 

major ground up restoration was completed by the Sewell family 

which owned and cared for the home for over 40 years.       

 

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