The three-story house is a hybrid of 1883 Stick-style Victorian architecture in the front rooms After the damage from the 1906 earthquake, rooms in the rear of the house remodeled in the Craftsman style. The house has 17 rooms, five fireplaces, Eastlake-style curly redwood paneling which is ornately carved and pocket doors, Pottier & Stymus and Herter Brothers furnishings, stained glass and original wallpapers and carpeting. The property also includes a half-acre garden. It is complete with native trees, fruit trees, seasonal vegetables, hops, wildflowers, two beehives, rose bushes and other ornamentals planted in 1884. In 1865, this property was originally the asparagus patch of Oak Tree Farm Estate before it was gifted to W.A. Bray's oldest daughter, Emma. He built her the Cohen Bray House on the property as a wedding present. A.A. Cohen, her father-in-law who lived in Alameda at the Fernside Estate, provided the house with the most modern high-end furnishings that money could buy in 1883. Here is a rare and unique opportunity to study and learn about the Cohen Bray family's life from 1884 to the 1980s. The house is full of all the original contents since the time of its construction, including items from the estates of their parents' houses, long ago dismantled. Join us to protect this gem of a house and property. It takes a community to save a house. The large buildings across the back of the property now offer us an opportunity to become more sustainable into the future. We are using part of the building space as a workshop to repair the 85+ wooden windows and doors. 30 are completely rebuilt so far by volunteers and Mark, our caretaker, who lives and works on the property with his wife, Elizabeth. We are contacting skilled retired craftspeople to teach/help with projects. Refine your DIY techniques, and learn what parts the pros should do. We can use the back buildings to teach and practice the crafts of preservation and restoration while we share our work on the house. We are looking for fundraisers and funding to upgrade these back buildings. We want to be a resource to the community by providing training and scholarships for individuals from our neighborhood. Join us with your funds, time and talent and help us keep this rare piece of California history together and moving safely toward the future. Friends, please support us through your membership! Join or renew today! You are helping us survive.