Name/Title
'Documentation of Buildings, City of Alameda, 1854 to 1904', by George C. Gunn, 1885, 1888Entry/Object ID
2021.75.1Description
Acc. No. 21.75.1 A, B, C
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda
Date or Period: 1985, 1988
Object: Book
Description: 3 different editions of the book 'Documentation of Victorian and Post Victorian Residential and Commercial Buildings, City of Alameda, 1854 to 1904' by George C. Gunn, Curator, Alameda Historical Museum. Lists houses of the period organized alphabetically by (modern) Street name, and by house number. Includes - where known - an architectural classification, name of builder, architect, original owner, and description of appearance at the time of writing.
A. Hardbound, with olive-green buckram cover with title information stamped and picked out in gold, 1985.
B. Paperback with glossy blue cover, featuring the image of a Victorian era 2-story house and man in leaning in front of a white picket fence, 1985. Signed in inside cover, and dedicated to Alice and Joe Durein.
C. Paperback with glossy burgundy cover, featuring same image, 1988. Signed on first page.
Sizes: A: L 11 1/4” x W 8 3/4”; B & C: L 11 x W 8 1/2”.
History of Object: three editions of the iconic book listing all buildings from the early period in Alameda (1854-1904) that had survived at the time of writing. C is an updated version of A/B. George Gunn was curator of the Alameda Historical Museum for 50 years, with an additional few years when he was not the sole responsible person. The research was prompted by museum visitors who wanted to know more about their house. The information was painstakingly gathered by walks, searches through the early Assessment books, and other sources. The book was (is at time of this entry) available from the Alameda Museum Gift Store.
Acquired from: George Gunn / Alameda Museum
Catalog Date: 8/6/2021
