Edward F. Niehaus House

Edward F. Niehaus House
Edward F. Niehaus, c. 1901
Location	839 Channing Way, Berkeley, California, U.S.
Coordinates	37°51′44″N122°17′43″W / 37.862094°N 122.295211°W / 37.862094; -122.295211
Built	1889 (1889)
Built for	Edward F. Niehaus
Berkeley Landmark
Designated	June 21, 1976
Reference no.	11
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The Edward F. Niehaus House is a historic private residence built in 1889 in the West Berkeley neighborhood of Berkeley, California, U.S.. ^[1] It is listed by the city as a Berkeley Landmark (no.11), since June 21, 1976. ^[2]

History

It was built for Edward F. Niehaus (1852–1910), a German-born lumber businessman, who was active in local politics and was elected to the Berkeley Board of School Directors. ^[3]

The Edward F. Niehaus House was built in 1889, in an Stick-Eastlake style with decorative relief patterns. ^[4] It is considered as "West Berkeley’s grandest surviving Victorian residence". ^[4] Between 1890 and 1892, Niehaus built seven additional speculative wooden houses on the same block, and the "Niehaus Bros. West Berkeley Planing Mill"; but unfortunately fires destroyed all of them. ^[4]

See also

• List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California
• Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo

References

1. Gebhard, David (1985). The Guide to Architecture in San Francisco and Northern California. Peregrine Smith Books. p. 226. ISBN   978-0-87905-202-7.
2. "List of Designated City Landmarks, Structures of Merit & Historic Districts" (PDF). City of Berkeley. January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2023.
3. Wolfe, Wellington C. (1901). Men of California, 1900-1902. San Francisco: Pacific Art Co. p. 281.
4. Thompson, Daniella (August 31, 2009). "Edward F. Niehaus, West Berkeley Stalwart". Berkeley Landmarks. Retrieved 2023-07-25.