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Frink House is a nice Italianate Victorian at 1432 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (1220 Grove Street before renumbering and renaming). It was built in 1880 for Ledyard and Margaret Frink. 1
Frinks
The Frinks lived there until Ledyard's death in 1900. They had previously lived on Washington from c.1875, and in Sacramento from c.1850.
After Margaret's death in 1893, Ledyard gave the property to L.C. and J. Winchell of Fresno, but continued to live there until his death in 1900.
Early 1900s
The 1912 Sanborn still shows it as a dwelling, but there were a large variety of people living there in the early 1900s suggesting it was rented out as rooms. Note that in 1912 the address changed to 1432 Grove.
1912 Sanborn excerpt
Known residents through 1916:
| Name | Years | Notes |
| George H. Barrett | 1902 | died December 1902 |
| Antoinette P. Barrett | 1903-1911 | widow of George H. |
| Miss Carlotta Case | 1904-1910 |
student; then teacher at Miss Horton's School; niece of George and Antoinette, married Harvey Hall in 1910 |
| Miss Catherine (Kate) Tier | 1904-1909 | dressmaker |
| Georgia Riley | 1910 | widow of John J. |
| Mary P. Brown | 1911-1916 | cashier at Women's Exchange |
| Mrs. Kate Loutitt | 1911 | helper at Women's Exchange |
| Mrs. Mary M. Gonzales | 1913- | employee YWCA |
| William R. Jentch | 1913 | printer |
| Edith Kindle | 1913- | |
| Frank J. Kindle | 1913-1916 | baker |
| Gertrude M.L. Kindle | 1913-1916 | bookkeeper, Joseph Pierotti & Sons |
| Joseph Kindle | 1913-1916 | lawyer |
| Edward Warren | 1913 | salesman |
| A.P. Gordon | 1914 | car operator, SF Oakland Transit Railways |
| Alfred Le Beuf | 1914 | Le Beuf & Robbers, confectioners |
| Alice Pfefferie | 1914 | nurse |
| Mrs. Mary Robbers | 1914 | Le Beuf & Robbers, confectioners |
| Mary Wilson | 1914 | clerk |
| Laura Kindle | 1914-1916 | phone operator |
| Samuel B. Ross | 1916- | photographer |
| Emil Schuldt | 1916- | traveling salesman |
Late 1900s
The 1951 Sanborn map shows it as offices, reflecting a general shift of the area.
1951 Sanborn excerpt
Links and References
- Growth of the City Oakland Tribune May 1, 1880
