HOW TO CONTACT ALTHAEA YRONWODE

Althaea Yronwode is a surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco. You may reach her at yronwode@hotmail.com.

At left: The house, built in 1892, as it was after 1960s remodelling with trim removal and added asbestos shingling.

At right: Blue trim.

The three-story Edward F. Niehaus residence, built in 1889 by the owner of the Niehaus Planing Mill, which manufactured the kind of fancy millwork used to ornament the house.

The Edward F. Niehaus house was designated City of Berkeley Landmark no. 11 on 21 June 1976. It is listed in the California State Historic Resources Inventory.

You can read more about the Edward F. Niehaus house at the Berkeley Landmarks site, from which this photo was taken. (Photo: Daniella Thompson, 2004.)

FLOOR TILES FOR THE KITCHEN

McNay con Flores and McNay Border from http://arttile.com: At left the kitchen floor, at right the pattern used in the kitchen entry hall and the pantry.