Webster House
WEBSTER HOUSE
THIS HOME BUILT IN 1854 FOR JOHN NELSON WEBSTER AND CAROLINE
WEBSTER IS ALAMEDA’S OLDEST HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS A PRIMARY
EXAMPLE OF GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT
ANDREW JACKSON DOWNING. THE HOUSE WAS PREFABRICATED IN NEW
YORK, SHIPPED AROUND CAPE HORN IN THE HULL OF THE BARK HENRY
HARBECK AND ASSEMBLED IN 1854. THE INTERIOR WALLS ARE SOLID
REDWOOD WITH SOME PLANKS BEING 22” WIDE. THE REDWOOD CAME
FROM LEONA HEIGHTS, THE REDWOOD FOREST TO THE NORTH OF
ALAMEDA. FIRES IN THE LATE 1800’S AND 1920S DAMAGED THE REAR
OF THE HOME.
THE HOME WAS ACQUIRED BY ANDREW AND SUSAN MCCORMACK ON
FEBRUARY 5, 1984. THEY REPLACED THE DAMAGED AREAS AND PROCEEDED
TO RESTORE THE HOME AND CONVERT ITS USE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY
HOME TO A BED AND BREAKFAST INN.
Submitted by @reyespoint.