Cohen-Bray House
Victorian
Preservation Center of Oakland
1440 29th Ave. Oakland
Board of Directors
Karin Sidwell
Patty Donald
Patty Reidenbach
Hank Dunlop
Paul Roberts
Emeriti
Barbara Donald
Mike Reidenbach
The Cohen-Bray House is still a family home, however to continue to educate the public about our mission, we have several celebrations which happen periodically or upon request for groups when the house is opened and may be toured.
Fourth Sunday Tours:
Through the
year, house tours for the public are offered at 2:00 P.M. on the fourth
Sunday of each month.
Please
call first for reservations, fee information, and to leave your
telephone number. Tours are
not held if less than 5 visitors have signed up and you will be called
the morning of your tour if it is to be cancelled.
Other Tours:
Special
tours for interested groups including school children are welcomed and
can be arranged by calling in advance to arrange reservations, times,
fees. (510) 527-5209. or
Contact Patty Donald
pdonald@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Christmas Tea & Tour
in
DECEMBER : December 29th, 2007
A formal
tea is held during the holidays when the family has
decorated the house in traditional Victorian Christmas finery.
Tea is served in the dining room and proceeds into the nearby
Redwood Room, transformed for the event into a Christmas tree forest.
A house tour completes the event.
Call (510) 843-2906 for reservations. December 29th, 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. $25.00
The Twelfth Night of
Christmas Celebration: January 5th, 2008. $125.00 per person
Twelfth Night is a gala evening celebration at the Cohen Bray House. Wassail greets guests [who may be in Victorian dress if desired],
followed by a catered, five-course meal using a traditional
turn-of-the-century menu. The
feast is held in the dining room at the long table, service provided by
costumed maids, often members of the family.
After dinner, carols are sung and the Christmas tree is lit with
candles during a chorus of Silent Night, in a family ceremony that has
occurred every Christmas without exception in this house since 1884. Reservations are a must.
Call (510) 524-5780 for information regarding times and cost.
Spring Event: To Be Announced
Call (510) 843-2906 for reservations, times, and fee information.
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