1410 Jackson is a 3-story wood-shingle building. It was built c.1906 as a 2-story house for the family of Noah Kendall.
Before the 1912 renumbering, the address was 1210 Jackson; the first reference found is from December 1906. The entire block had been the estate of Samuel Merritt and later the Snell Seminary, before being sold and subdivided.
Noah (1851 – 1937) and Ena Kendall (1868 – 1941) lived there until the end of their lives. The 1944 directory lists their son Carlton Kendall (1895 - 1976) living there.
By the 1950 Sanborn, the building was enlarged, a third story added, and it was converted to apartments. This explains the unusual roof sticking out below the third story.
Carlton Kendall still lived there in 1954, 1,2 and may have lived there until his death, as he's listed there in the 1975 white pages.
Noah Kendall was the vice president of the Western Lumber Company. Carlton Kendall was an author and poet, and had a connection with the bust of Jack London that was once in Jack London Square. 2
By 1985, 1410 Jackson was converted into offices.
1911 Sanborn excerpt
1950 Sanborn excerpt
Links and References
- Tax Bills Dating to 1906 Lost in Burglary Here Oakland Tribune December 18, 1950
- Life-Size Bronze Bust of Jack London To Be Unveiled in Square Wednesday Oakland Tribune November 11, 1954
