Dolliver House, Dolliver Park
- Address: 58 Madrone Ave
- Vicinity: Magnolia Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1888/04/02 | Thomas Dolliver | Home | San Franciscan businessman, Thomas Dolliver, buys 2 acres of land for a summer home from C W Wright with a $1,000.00 gold coin. | |||
| 1888/07/00 | Gustave Nagel | Architect | Dolliver House, the first home he constructed in the new township, is built entirely of redwood with varying sized square nails. Gustave Nagel's modified Stick-Eastlake style emphasizes angular lines and a minimum of "gingerbread" carving. | |||
| 1889/09/11 | Thomas Dolliver | Owner | Thomas Dolliver purchases the lot across the street from his summer home on Madrone Ave. Extensively logged in the 1850's, the second growth trees had multiplied and formed a "forest" setting. | |||
| 1922/07/05 | Ellen Dolliver Jewell, daughter of Thomas Dolliver, donates the redwood grove adjacent to the house to the city for a park with the conditions that no buildings are built, the redwoods are preserved and the grounds are for a recreational purpose. |
| Particulars for Dolliver House, Dolliver Park: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
| Area of Significance | Conservation |
| Art Movement | Eastlake Style |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Architectural Style | Stick Style |
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