The striking home at 1724 Santa Clara Avenue—currently home to Girls Inc.—has a twin! Steve Gorman travels to Napa to check out Cedar Gables Inn, another fantastic home by architect Ernest Coxhead that was built just one year after its Alameda lookalike. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-cedar-gables-inn-part-5/
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"A house is a blank slate, a canvas, a container, on which a whole painting is made, a story is told, and a history written," writes Steve Gorman. Continuing the exploration of this Alameda Treasure, Gorman examines the history of Girls Inc., the current beloved residents of The Greenleaf House. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-part-4/
"The best substitute for mother is a well selected private school," Mrs. Lona Hazzard told the Alameda Times Star in December of 1925. Steve Gorman examines the Greenleaf House's time as a boarding school known as the Lona Hazzard School in the latest installment of this Alameda Treasure. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-part-3/
In Today's Alameda Treasure, Steve Gorman continues his careful examination of the unique home at 1724 Santa Clara Avenue. Dive into this "genealogical mystery" as Steve works to piece together the history of ownership. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-part-2/
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"What makes the Greenleaf House special to me is that there is no other house quite like it in Alameda; it is delightfully unique," writes Steve Gorman about this Alameda Treasure. Currently home to Girls, Inc., the home at 1724 Santa Clara Ave. is an eccentric mix of architectural nonconformities. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-part-1/
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Steve Gorman continues his deep dive on 1528 Mozart Street with a look at the history of ownership. "Maybe it’s because people are interesting, and so is architecture and style," writes Steve. "These articles attempt to tell the intertwined story of both—we humans and the structures we call home." https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-4/
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"When you take possession of a storied property like this... you are more than just an owner," writes Steve Gorman. "You are a caretaker, a steward, a keeper of the flame, who will take your place in a long lineage that started in the 19th century and will hopefully extend far beyond the 21st." https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-3/
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Today's Alameda Treasure, a gorgeous 131-year-old Marcuse & Remmel original, has seen a lot in its time. Steve Gorman takes a look into the history of the home's occupants and highlights some fantastic renovations by the current owners. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-2/
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Stretching just one block between Lincoln and Santa Clara avenues, Mozart Street contains about 24 homes—12 of them built by the prolific designer/builder team Marcuse & Remmel. Steve Gorman takes a look at the beautiful architecture and introduces our latest Alameda Treasure, 1528 Mozart Street. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-1/
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"I believe old homes have a soul, which comes from all the generations of people who have lived in them and perhaps left something of themselves behind in the spirit of the place." Steve Gorman shares the fifth installment of his series on the historic home at 1620 Fourth Street. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1620-fourth-street-down-home-part-5/
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