Name/Title
Photo of the Barton mansion (demolished), c. 1906Entry/Object ID
2000.272.1Description
Acc. No. 00.272.1
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda
Date: Circa 1906
Object: Photograph
Description: Sepia tinted photograph on charcoal gray colored mounting, unsigned.
Size: L 10" x W 12"
History: Photograph of the John and Isabelle Barton mansion on the corner of Central and Broadway, now the site of the Alameda hotel. The mansion was erected in 1878 for Mr. Barton who was president of Union Pacific Salt Company in San Francisco. It was designed by the Newsom brothers. The photograph was given to the Alameda Historical Society in 1953 and never catalogued.
Donor: Gladys Grier
Date: September 16, 2000
