When passions are stirred about historic buildings, public commissions are often called upon to make decisions on topics they may know little about. Unbiased professional historic resource reports can shed light on the question. This is the story of an old hodgepodge of buildings on the banks of Codornices Creek in Berkeley. The question was, how old? A yellowed newspaper found in the wall, and methodical research in turn of the century tax records were important clues. In the end, they led to the fair resolution of a public process, as well as the discovery of a fascinating gold miner and inventor from Berkeley's past.

The Historic Report on 1102 Tenth Street, Berkeley, California, is available as an Acrobat PDF.

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