Asking $1.4M, This Historic Berkeley Home Lists for the First Time in More Than a Century
The Ericsson-Bray House features original clinker bricks and box beam ceilings—as well as a hidden bedroom beneath the redwood-clad gable roof.
The Ericsson-Bray House features original clinker bricks and box beam ceilings—as well as a hidden bedroom beneath the redwood-clad gable roof.
A historic Arts and Crafts style home is now up for sale in Berkeley, California. Last available on the public market in 1914, the property features the footprint of an original cottage, along with several additions completed in the 1920s. Today, the home retains its century-old charm with decoratively notched redwood beams, vintage hardware, and arched window alcoves overlooking a romantic garden.
Located in the hills of Berkeley, California, the 1911 Ericsson-Bray House features the footprint of an original cottage by designer-builder Carl Ericsson. Several additions by architect John Hudson Thomas were completed in 1921 and 1929.
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The entryway opens to the living room on one side and a library to the other. Throughout the home, original features include redwood boxed beam ceilings and board-and-batten paneling, as well as vintage light fixtures and door hardware.
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Known as the Ericsson-Bray House, the structure was originally built as a small cottage in 1911 by local builder Carl Ericsson, who designed it as a speculative property. Its second owners, Nora and William Bray, purchased the home in 1914 and expanded it throughout the following two decades, hiring Nora’s brother, architect John Hudson Thomas, to complete several additions.
A sunlit library near the entryway was one of several additions designed by Nora Bray’s brother, architect John Hudson Thomas.
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