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8 METRO the OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOCAL j5 'SUNDAY November 1 8 2007 Cohen Bray House being spruced up for holidays I KTOP TV Visit any store Call 1 8002 JOININ KDOL TV iff 6 I Ven7Onwireless Reliable for work and play Since that time VPCO vol uhteers and supporters have' been leading tours and Si Annalee ALLEN IndustryDIjltal BERKELEY 3167 College Ave 8(4 ourth St (707) 525 5010 fij Santa Rosa Plaza Kiosk (707) 527 9873 SOUTHSAN RANCISCO 150 El Camino Real (650) 624 0370 tracy' West Valley Mall (209) 832 1764 New! 2722 Naglee Rd (209) 832 9112 Union Crossing (510) 324 5740 VACAVILLE i'A' 196 Nut Tree Parkway (707) 452 1730 WALNUTCREEK i 7 Plaza Escuela (925) 988 6990 'J on 29th Avenue in the ruit vale district of Oakland I sat down this week with Allmond and Barbara Donald great granddaughter of the 1884 home's first occupants Alfred Cohen and Emma Bray Cohen to learn how vol 'Z unteers and supporters are coping with the responsibil ities of maintaining this East Bay treasure have consultants studying the wall surfaces and unusual wall papers which are original to the house so all the furnishings have been moved around so they can get a closer look" Donald said But everything will be moved back in place in time for the Christmas Tea and Tour on Dec 29 and the an nual Twelfth Night Dinner cel ebration on Jan 5 she added Allmond who has been in volved with the Cohen Bray house for the past nine years has enlisted the expertise of the National Trust for Historic Preservation by submitting a grant to bring in consultants to assess the conditions of the fragile fabric needs to be done to ensure the structural sound ness of the Allmond said are so many house museums out there and we are all in the same boat We need new supporters new sources of funding and ways to generate the funds needed to protect these old Replacing the roof retrofit ting the old foundation and addressing the structural in tegrity of the building's exte rior shell arc the top priorities facing the board at this time Allmond and Donald said Jn 1993 anoversight 501C3 entity known as the Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland was formed to safeguard the house and its contents Emelita Cohen the last sur vlving offspring of parents Al i Automatically be entered for a chance to win a Samsung Plasma TV when you buy any I Samsung phone or enter at httpVvzwtvgiveawaycom MM Vm VISIT THE VERIZON WIRELESS STORE IHSJPE CIRCUIT CITY STAED WITH VERIZON WIRELESS EMPLOYEES EXCLUSIVE OERS AVAILABLE Gpt America's Most Reliable Wireless Network 'I SANTA CLARA 727 1123 Valley air Mall Kiosks (408) 241 4800 6 lK (408) 423 9565 New! 2240 El Camino Real (408) 557 0310 ROSA If! 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has changed over the years "One of our volunteers Ju toric gardens to helping out how one family with ties back dith Lynch is a historic house with the property surrounding The number to call for inform a Li Ilf 1 1 T'l 1 1 1 1 Xl 1 in Will) HiSU tX( rs 1 1 1 lull St rlllOU CHI SCHLICH 1LC1L1 Cl IDS 10 dalycity Serrarnonte Center (650) 757 0137 457WesdakeCenterDr(650)991 9901 New1 410 El Cerrito Plaza1 (510) 526 4573 5 EMERYVILLE cT i (510) 547 3210 i 7 i AIRIELD Gateway Courtyard (707) 399 0866 4 Solano Mall Kiosk (707) 421 1796 REMONT fi' 39050 Argonaut Way (510) 574 0580 Pacific Commons (510) 490 3800 HAYWARD Southland Mall Kiosk (510) 293 9301 LIVERMORE 7L 2428 Las Posltas Rd (925)245 0494 sets up workdays 527 5209' researches grant opportunities ycohen Bray houseis and maintains our donor liste a new booki he has simp been mvaluable 1 Guidebook to to us Donald said San rancisco the Bay To learn more visit published by Gibbs wwwcohen brayhouseinfo To Smlthi available in book cfnrPC 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