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ORGANIZATION: Cohen-Bray House/Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland/
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Our house was lived in by one family for 137 years. We are a study center and historic house museum . We are in the process of cataloging the three floors of artifacts, archives, clothing and books and more. We use an excellent, easy to use app called Catalogit. You will learn to use it and help us with various projects. We are working to restore the 141 year old house.
We are a small non profit, all volunteer. Volunteer with us in a rich, diverse, welcoming environment. Meet new people and explore bay area history and more
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About Cohen-Bray House/Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland/
Location:
1440 29th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601, US
Mission Statement
The Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland was founded to preserve the historic Cohen-Bray House. Completed in 1884, it is still decorated with the original furnishings and and contents. It is a unique study center for Victorian life in California. We are a non profit educational institution providing tours, and opportunities for study. We are a community resource for establishing and maintaining connections between the past and the present. By sharing its historical collections and grounds, locally and globally, we reach out to higher learning institutions, and historic preservationists, and allow people to find similarities and bridge differences to create vibrant healthy communities. We depend on membership, grants, donors and volunteers to survive and thrive.
Description
We are preserving a Victorian House which was completed in 1884. This Eastlake stick house has all the original Aesthetic and anglo japanese furniture, wall paper, rugs and artifacts from the Cohen Bray Family. We educate the public about the time period from 1856 to 1940. We are open once a month for public tours. We put on various events; Private teas, Holiday fundraising teas and our October harvest festival. Experience our periodic paranormal explorations. We take local school children on tours and through hands on stations in the garden. We have work parties inside twice a week and outside twice a month. We have a large garden with original plantings that need maintenance. We provide groups with community service projects. These include garden work days, maintenance projects and more.
Inside, we have many archiving projects with our extensive collections. We are working on cataloging all of the items in the house. Our goals, small to large are; working on the front yard, safety lighting and repairing and replacing the irrigation system. Inside we are reorganizing the attic space. Long term goals are board development, fundraising, identifying donors so we can accomplish the large tasks of painting the outside of the house and replacing the foundation. We are also developing DIY workshops to build sustainable funding for house improvements, provide job training for our neighbors and we are looking for instructors to help.
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WHERE
1440 29th AvenueOakland, CA 94601
DATE POSTED
February 20, 2025
SKILLS
- History
- Data Entry
- Curating
- Office Management
- Library Sciences
- Grant Writing / Research
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Weekly, monthly or specific projects.
- Familiarity with computers, willingness to do new things,
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 5
- Event can be held at organization location(s)
- Donation Requested