Name/Title
Photo of 2630 Otis Drive, c. 1940Entry/Object ID
2021.51.1Description
Acc. No. 21.51.1
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1940
Object: photograph
Description: black and white glossy photograph with 2 mm margin of a white house, mounted on tan cardboard.
Size: L 8" x W 10"
History of Object: Otis-side view of 2630 Otis Drive, shortly after construction, judging by the young tree along Otis Drive and other vegetation. Building permit issued 6 Dec. 1937, for 7,500, built 1938. Owner was Ruth Cornick, daughter of G.H. Noble, speculative builder in the area in the 1930s. Builder was Arthur E. Troiel, architect F.H. Slocombe of Oakland. Troiel invented a system of concrete construction which was used for the house. An article about the house appeared in the Nov. 1938 issue of Architect and Engineer. The house was last sold in 2017.
Acquired from: unknown
Catalog Date: 6/4/2021
