White Mansion (Oakland, California)

The White Mansion, also known as the Asa L. White Mansion,[2] is a historic house built in 1878 in Oakland, California. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 31, 1980.[1]

White Mansion
The White Mansion in 2009
White Mansion (Oakland, California) is located in California
White Mansion (Oakland, California)
Location604 E. 17th St., Oakland, California
Coordinates37°47′50″N 122°14′59″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1878 (1878)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.80000797[1]
ODL No.42
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1980
Designated ODL1980

History

It was built in 1878 for Asa L. White (1842–1924), a Canadian businessman who purchased the plot of land from the Remillard Brothers in 1877. The house was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[3]

Asa White was nicknamed, "the father of hardwood on the Pacific coast".[4] With his brothers Jacob and Peter, White was the co-founder of White Brothers, a construction subcontractor responsible for many houses in San Francisco.[5][3][6] By the 1980s, the White Mansion still belonged to the White family.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register #80000797: White Mansion in Oakland, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: White Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  4. "Obituary". Lumber World Review. Vol. 46. Lumber Review Company. January 10, 1924. p. 40.
  5. "Obituary". American Lumberman, Part 2. American Lumberman. August 14, 1909. p. 54.
  6. The California Lumber Merchant. Vol. 1, Issues 5-24. J. Dionne. 1922. p. 20.


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