Name/Title
J.N. Webster Real Estate Sign, before 1892Entry/Object ID
1984.42.1Description
Acc. No. 84.42.1
Subject Category: Businesses, Real Estate
Date or period: Before 1892
Object: Sign, business
Description: Oblong wooden sign with beveled edges, bold gold-leaf letters on black background stating "J. N. Webster."
Size: L-9 x W-64 inches.
History of Object: Real estate sign of J. N. Webster, who in 1854 built the earliest surviving house in Alameda, at 1238 Versailles Avenue, and was a pioneer resident of the East End. He died in 1892. The sign was found under the house.
Acquired from: Andrew P. & Susan M. McCormack
Date: Nov 17, 1984Interpretative Labels
Label
4/12/2020 MvL: current label:
J. N. WEBSTER
A business sign used by
developer J.N. Webster, a pioneer
resident of Alameda who purchased
property from W.W. Chipman, the
co-founder of the City of Alameda.
He built his private home in 1854 on
Versailles Ave., one of the earliest
structures in Alameda still standing.