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The Rosmar Manor Apartments were at 570 Excelsior where I-580 now runs. The English-style building was designed by architect Clay N. Burrell, and built in 1928.

NB: The UC Berkeley Bancroft photo is labeled Dunscommon Apartments, Mandana Blvd., but no other references have been found to a building by that name.

The owner was H. Danskenen. The first manager was Mrs. J. N. Dunkley, and apartments were available furnished or unfurnished for between $60 and $125. 2 The building featured travertine floors in the lobby, parking, and "fire-proof" storage below the garage. The apartments included Frigidaire refrigerators, Hipolito roller screens, and Marshall & Stearns hide-a-beds. 2

In 1932, the building was sold to George Bont of San Francisco for approximately $125,000. The article notes there were 75 rooms divided among 24 apartments. 3

1929 41928 21931 classified

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1930 classified

  1. Image(s) used by permission of the UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
  2. Rosmar Manor on Excelsior is Completed Oakland Tribune September 2, 1928
  3. Apartments Sale Reported Oakland Tribune April 17, 1932
  4. Common Brick in Modern Versions Architect and Engineer October 1929
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